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backswamp

backswamp noun: the section of a floodplain where deposits of fine silt and clay settle after a flood.

Noun

backswamp (countable and uncountable, plural backswamps)

  1. The section of a floodplain where deposits of fine silt and clay settle after a flood.

backswamp meaning in Tamil

backswamp in Tamil

வெள்ளப்பகுதி பள்ளம்

Forms of backswamp

pluralbackswamps

Origin of backswamp

From back + swamp.

Questions about backswamp

What does backswamp mean?
Backswamp means the section of a floodplain where deposits of fine silt and clay settle after a flood.
What is backswamp in Tamil?
Backswamp in Tamil is வெள்ளப்பகுதி பள்ளம். See Backswamp meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is backswamp?
Backswamp is a noun.
What is the plural of backswamp?
The plural of backswamp is backswamps.

Words near backswamp in the dictionary

  1. backstrokes
  2. backstroking
  3. Backstrom
  4. backstromite
  5. Backstroms
  6. backswamp
  7. backswamps
  8. backsweeten
  9. backswept
  10. backswimmer
  11. backswimmers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backswamp (page history and authors); backswamp (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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