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backflow

[ bak-floh ]
/ ˈbækˌfloʊ /
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noun
a flow of a liquid opposite to the usual or desired direction.
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Origin of backflow

First recorded in 1880–85; back2 + flow

Words nearby backflow

backfist, backfit, backflash, backflip, back float, backflow, back focus, back foot, back formation, back forty, back four
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Words related to backflow

indigestion, abatement, decay, decrease, degeneration, depreciation, deterioration, diminution, drop, dwindling, flagging, lessening, recession, reflux, retreat, shrinkage, sinking, slackening, subsidence, sweep

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