Meaning of back-water | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

Examples

“The eddies and back-water of the Pilcomayo's stronger flow⟳ had carried the raft and lodged it high up above the mouth of the lesser stream, leaving an extension interstayed by the roots that reached into deep water; alongside of the raft, in the smaller stream, the steamer moored.”

“The back-water (overflow) can be used for "thinning down" the chests when emptying. If "Wastive" does this, his mind⟳ will be at ease regarding waste⟳ of pulp, and his machine-men will be happy and do their work⟳ much better than by trying to use⟳ all the back-water on the paper machine.”

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