- water held or forced back, as by a dam, flood, or tide.
- a place or state of stagnant backwardness: This area of the country is a backwater that continues to resist progress.
- an isolated, peaceful place.
- a stroke executed by pushing a paddle forward, causing a canoe to move backward.
- a body of stagnant water connected to a river
- water held or driven back, as by a dam, flood, or tide
- an isolated, backward, or intellectually stagnant place or condition
- to reverse the direction of a boat, esp to push the oars of a rowing boat
