"backswamp" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: backswamps [plural]
Etymology: From back + swamp. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|swamp}} back + swamp Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} backswamp (countable and uncountable, plural backswamps)
  1. (geology) The section of a floodplain where deposits of fine silt and clay settle after a flood. Wikipedia link: backswamp Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology, Wetlands
    Sense id: en-backswamp-en-noun-xJwtsgzt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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