English-Thai Dictionary
backwater
N น้ำนิ่ง stagnant water nam-ning
backwater
N บรรยากาศ ที่ ซึมเซา สถานที่ ซึมเซา rus in urbe seclusion ban-ya-kad-ti-suem-sao
backwater
N สาขา ของ แม่น้ำ ที่ แยก ออกมา sa-kha-khong-mae-nam-ti-yaek-ook-ma
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BACKWATER
Back "wa `ter, n. Etym: [Back, a. or adv. + -ward. ]
1. Water turned back in its course by an obstruction, an opposing current, or the flow of the tide, as in a sewer or river channel, or across a river bar.
2. An accumulation of water overflowing the low lands, caused by an obstruction.
3. Water thrown back by the turning of a waterwheel, or by the paddle wheels of a steamer.
New American Oxford Dictionary
backwater
back wa ter |ˈbakˌwôtər, -ˌwätər ˈbækˌwɔdər | ▶noun a part of a river not reached by the current, where the water is stagnant: the eels inhabit backwaters. • an isolated or peaceful place: a sleepy Midwest backwater. • a place or condition in which no development or progress is taking place: the country remained an economic backwater.
Oxford Dictionary
backwater
back |water |ˈbakwɔːtə | ▶noun a part of a river not reached by the current, where the water is stagnant. • an isolated or peaceful place. • a place or situation in which no development or progress is taking place: the country remained an economic backwater.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
backwater
b á ck w à ter 名詞 C 1 ｟否定的に ｠僻 （へき ）地 ; 沈滞した [遅れた ]状態 ; 隔絶した場所 .2 川の淀 （よど ）み ; (ダム 洪水 潮などによってせき止められた )戻り水, 逆流 .
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