Definitions
A place or situation that sees little progress or activity.
Word origin
From back + water.
Used in a sentence
“[…] The backwater separates the main line from Hinksey marshalling yards”
“Near-synonyms: (place) jerkwater town, one-horse town, Podunk; see also Thesaurus:remote place”
“an academic backwater”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Neglected area”9 letters
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