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PRONUNCIATION OF BACK WATER

back water  [bæk ˈwɔːtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BACK WATER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Back water is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES BACK WATER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of back water in the English dictionary

The definition of back water in the dictionary is to reverse the direction of a boat, esp to push the oars of a rowing boat to slow it down or stop it.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BACK WATER


backwater
ˈbækˌwɔːtə
blackwater
ˈblækˌwɔːtə
breakwater
ˈbreɪkˌwɔːtə
Bridgwater
ˈbrɪdʒˌwɔːtə
deepwater
ˈdiːpˈwɔːtə
dewater
diːˈwɔːtə
Drinkwater
ˈdrɪŋkˌwɔːtə
freshwater
ˈfrɛʃˌwɔːtə
headquarter
ˌhɛdˈkwɔːtə
overwater
ˌəʊvəˈwɔːtə
quarter
ˈkwɔːtə
rainwater
ˈreɪnˌwɔːtə
saltwater
ˈsɔːltˌwɔːtə
sweetwater
ˈswiːtˌwɔːtə
tidewater
ˈtaɪdˌwɔːtə
underwater
ˈʌndəˈwɔːtə
unwater
ʌnˈwɔːtə
wastewater
ˈweɪstˌwɔːtə
water
ˈwɔːtə
wild-water
waɪld ˈwɔːtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BACK WATER

back saw
back scatter
back seat
back shift
back slang
back story
back straight
back street
back stretch
back talk
back teeth
back to back
back to front
back to square one
back to taws
back to the drawing board
back tooth
back up
back vowel
back yard

WORDS THAT END LIKE BACK WATER

above the water
bath water
blood is thicker than water
bottled water
distilled water
drinking water
fresh water
Greater
ground water
head of water
holy water
in deep water
in hot water
like a fish out of water
mineral water
salt water
surface water
tap water
test the water
waste water
white water

Synonyms and antonyms of back water in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «back water» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BACK WATER

Find out the translation of back water to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of back water from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «back water» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

背水
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agua de nuevo
570 millions of speakers

English

back water
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वापस पानी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المياه الخلفي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

назад вода
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

água de volta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফিরে জল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´eau de retour
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Air belakang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wasser zurück
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バック水
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다시 물
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mburi banyu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nước trở lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மீண்டும் தண்ணீர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परत पाणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Geri su
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acqua indietro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

powrót wody
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

назад вода
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

apă înapoi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πίσω νερό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

terug water
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tillbaka vatten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tilbake vann
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of back water

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BACK WATER»

The term «back water» is normally little used and occupies the 118.328 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BACK WATER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about back water

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BACK WATER»

Discover the use of back water in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to back water and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Unabridged Dictionary of Sensations as If
Lauro- cerasus (A) Back Water. — Chilliness and feeling as if cold water were poured down my back. Alumen (A) Back Water.— Shivering in the whole back, as if from cold water being thrown upon the person. Anacardium (A) Back Water.
J. W. Ward, 2003
2
A Text Book of Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines
dam is called back water curve. The distance along the bed of the channel between the section where water starts rising to the section where water is having maximum height is known as length of back water curve. l6.9.3 Expression for the ...
R. K. Bansal, 2005
3
Water Pollution Management
... There is no drain from the wash plant, except leakage from the pumps. In the screening plant, fresh water is presently used at the centrifugal screens. About 76 m3/ hr of the waste water is drained out beside 58 m'/hr.of back water being ...
Jivendra, 1995
4
The Law of Waters and Water Rights: International, National, ...
'Little v. Stanback, 63 N. C. 285. "Watson v. Ferine, 13 U. C. C. P. 229. The mere fact that the injury suffered "Cory v. Silcox, 6 Ind. 39. the stream and will render the land adjoining the stream § 547] BAMMING BACK WATER Of STREAM.
Henry P. Farnham, 2013
5
The Emporium of Arts & Sciences
The patentee has satisfactorily prov- ed, that with a head and fall of twelve feet, six feet of back water may be driven away, and with it, all the water which has been.ex- pended in moving the wheel : there is therefore, no exaggeration in ...
John Redman Coxe, Thomas Cooper, 1814
6
International Trade in Water Rights: The Next Step
'Restoring the balance in the Murray- Darling Program' is currently buying back water access entitlements to willing sellers across the basin. Given the way water rights have been defined in the basin, this federal water buy-back program is a ...
Aline Baillat, 2010
7
American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive, ...
-—-——————__—___—_———_—~_~ From the statements of those who have been acquainted with Big Blue river, and lived on it for eight or ten years, we think there can be no doubt but the lower site is above back water generally, ...
United States. Congress, 1860
8
A Textbook Of Fluid Mechanics
Back Water Curve and Afflux In an open channel when the flow is uniform, the flow has constant depth at all the sections and the surface of the free water lies parallel to bed of the channel. But when an obstruction like a dam, weir etc. comes ...
R. K Rajput, 2008
9
Principles of the Mechanics of Machinery and Engineering: ...
0'4 845 .oooss - .00749 __12230900008038530434 W04“ = 1142 feet. I: The water at a distance 1071 + 1142 =2213 feet, is, therefore, only 6 feet deep, or the height of the back-water is 2 feet. If, again, we put 06-11, = 0,5, and F,,=480, F, ...
Julius Weisbach, 1849
10
Strategic Water Management: International Experience and ...
In an effort to rectify this situation, and in particular to preserve the productivity and competitiveness of irrigation districts, the Mexican government undertook a programme to permanently buy back water rights.The programme was undertaken ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BACK WATER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term back water is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Why are they flooding the Grand Canyon?
... we have a drought and the idea of releasing that much water is difficult; the releases are decreasing as the dam engineers hold back water. «Treehugger, Jul 15»
2
COMMENTARY: Point: Drought or no drought, it's my yard
Sorry, folks — I know we are in a drought, and I know our cities are under orders from Sacramento to drastically cut back water use and limit ... «Seaside Courier, Jul 15»
3
Manteca cuts water use by 37% in June
It marks the second consecutive month the city has exceed the mandated goal the state set for Manteca of cutting back water use 32 percent ... «Manteca Bulletin, Jul 15»
4
Army Corps doesn't tell public when dam gates are opened: Fast …
Usually, NTR employees drive up to Bolivar Dam to check to see if it is holding back water. That is impossible at the moment, because of ... «New Philadelphia Times Reporter, Jul 15»
5
To encourage Californians to conserve, a tweak in wording can help
A bigger challenge will be cutting back water use throughout the dry summer. New numbers for June, the first month since mandatory ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
6
Water Tour Series: Harlan County Dam under repair
Three sets of stoplogs — panels to hold back water — are attached to the dam in front of three gates at a time to keep lake water out of the bays ... «Kearney Hub, Jul 15»
7
Delays push back water park opening
LAWTON, Okla._There's been another snag in the opening of the Comanche Nation Water Park. Park manager Bill Shoemate says a series of ... «KSWO, Jul 15»
8
Push for slip 'n' slide brings back water park memories
The Gladstone Water Slide Park was full of people on January 1, 1990. Photo courtesy Renee Aiello. Contributed ... «Gladstone Observer, Jul 15»
9
Sacramento-area residents reduce water use in May by 40%
Brown issued a statewide mandate to conserve water in April, with the Sacramento region ordered to cut back water use by 20 to 36 percent, ... «KCRA Sacramento, Jul 15»
10
Will There Be Water?
Support efforts being made to hold back water to feed our aquifer instead of sending it down-stream as fast as possible. Find ways of collecting ... «mySteinbach.ca, Jul 15»

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