Word Games Pro Dictionary
backwater
noun
a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- B
- Ends with
- R
- Contains
- ACKWATE
- Scrabble score
- 20
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
noun
a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring
“the country is an economic backwater”
noun
a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam
“the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos”
In context
Example Sentences
the country is an economic backwater
the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos