plural of backwater

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater

The water held back by a dam or other obstruction / (idiomatic) A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.

To row or paddle a backwater stroke. / (idiomatic) To vacillate on a long-held position.

present participle of backwater

simple past tense and past participle of backwater