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backdams

backdams is the plural of backdam.

Meaning of backdam

Noun

backdam (plural backdams)

  1. A dam that lies to the rear of something.
    • Two side dams are likewise thrown up, and extend as far as the cultivation, where they join a back dam; so that an estate is a complete island within itself, and dammed on all sides.1809, Henry Bolingbroke, chapter II, in A Voyage to the Demerary, Containing a Statistical Account of the Settlements there, and of Those on the Essequebo, the Berbice, and Other Contiguous Rivers of...
    Antonyms:
    foredam
  2. (Guyana) A region of rural, undeveloped land, especially on the outskirts of a farm.
    • The cows are kept in stables erected in small yards, and are fed with concentrates and cut grass, obtained from the back[-]dams of estates.1934, Agricultural Journal of British Guiana, Georgetown, British Guiana: Department of Agriculture, British Guiana, →OCLC, page 115

Questions about backdams

What is backdams the plural of?
Backdams is the plural of backdam.

Words near backdams in the dictionary

  1. backcrossed
  2. backcrosses
  3. backcrossing
  4. backcrossings
  5. backdam
  6. backdams
  7. backdash
  8. backdashes
  9. backdate
  10. backdated
  11. backdatedly

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