Plural of backwater

Forms of backwater

Backwaters in a sentence

• It's a volume for those who delight in exploring the backwaters of nineteenth-century opera.1978, National Opera Association –, The Opera Journal, page 29
• Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.1979 October 12, Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, London: Pan Books, →ISBN
• The railways have long cascaded stock from flagship routes to less prestigious services, and then eventually the backwaters of the network.2025 October 29, James Steward tells Joe Campbell, “Thriving on the stock exchange”, in RAIL, number 1047, page 44. From the entry cascade
• Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.1979, Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. From the entry spiral arm
• The summer term had been busy and stuffy, and to a Rugby player there were few attractions in punts among lilied backwaters.1935, John Buchan, The House of the Four Winds, Prologue. From the entry lilied

Meaning of backwater

1. noun The water held back by a dam or other obstruction.
2. noun A remote place: somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc; any field of endeavor that figuratively resembles such a place.
3. noun A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water.

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Questions about the plural of backwater

What is the plural of backwater?

The plural of backwater is backwaters.

Is backwater countable?

Backwater is a countable noun.