backflow
About 0.19 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun The flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended.
- verb To flow in the wrong or backward direction.
Similar words
return refoulement between contraflow backfiring counter-intention backlash counterintention spillback backup
Often followed by
of prevention from into preventer is and in preventers
Word family
backflows
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