backflow

English

Etymology

back +‎ flow

Noun

backflow (countable and uncountable, plural backflows)

  1. The flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended.

Verb

backflow (third-person singular simple present backflows, present participle backflowing, simple past and past participle backflowed)

  1. To flow in the wrong or backward direction.

Anagrams
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