backwater

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noun

1. a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam
- the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos
• Hypernyms:
body of water, water
2. a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring
- the country is an economic backwater
• Hypernyms:
region