English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of backwater

backwater

/noun/ मेड़; बांध; पश्च जल; बँधा पानी; रुका पानी;

Synonym weir; dam;

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English Dictionary:

1. Backwater

[n.]

- Water turned back in its course by an obstruction, an opposing current , or the flow of the tide, as in a sewer or river channel, or across a river bar.
- An accumulation of water overflowing the low lands, caused by an obstruction.
- Water thrown back by the turning of a waterwheel, or by the paddle wheels of a steamer.