backflow
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
backflow (countable and uncountable, plural backflows)
- The flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended.
Verb[edit]
backflow (third-person singular simple present backflows, present participle backflowing, simple past and past participle backflowed)
- To flow in the wrong or backward direction.