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backwater

/'bæk,wɔtər/ · bækwɔtər

Backwater has 3 syllables: back · wa · ter.

back
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wa
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ter
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noun. A body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam.

noun. A place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring.

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