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backwater [ˈbækˌwɔ:təɐ, Am -ˌwɑ:t̬ɚ] N

1. backwater (river):

backwater

за́водь f

backwater

запру́женная вода́ f

2. backwater pej:

backwater

засто́й m

backwater

боло́то nt

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English

Lagoons and backwaters characterise the lowland, which receives runoff from the rivers. en.wikipedia.org

Considering her other options -- living in a backwater with a doddering dad and a lunkhead spouse -- it might not be a bad idea. www.bostonglobe.com

The origin of its name, remains clouded in mystery, although it could have been a colloquial term of derision, to indicate a rural backwater. en.wikipedia.org

The posting was generally regarded as a backwater that offered few opportunities for distinction. en.wikipedia.org

Moreover, business journalism itself was a backwater, a place where publications dumped their drunks and burned-out sportswriters. en.wikipedia.org

Hugely prosperous in the eighteenth century, it is now a quiet, peaceful backwater, with its past glory still in evidence. en.wikipedia.org

It is built facing the backwaters, and is a popular hangout for the local populace. en.wikipedia.org

The bridge over the lake is quite a vantage point to view the backwater stretching white and grey to the distant blue horizon. en.wikipedia.org

It inhabits weedy-, muddy-, or sandy-bottomed, slow-moving waters of swamps, lakes, ponds, streams, and pools and backwaters of rivers. en.wikipedia.org

The turn became the final trigger in the disaster as it created an instantaneous backwater effect, causing massive volumes of water to over-top the riverbank. en.wikipedia.org

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