English Explanatory Dictionary

backflow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended.
verb
  1. To flow in the wrong or backward direction.

Word forms

backflow backflows backflowing backflowed

Etymology

From back + flow.

Synonyms

backflux reflux
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