Usually means: Reverse flow of liquid, gas.
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General (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. backflow: Merriam-Webster
  2. backflow: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. backflow: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. backflow: Collins English Dictionary
  5. backflow: Vocabulary.com
  6. backflow: Wordnik
  7. backflow: Wiktionary
  8. backflow: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. backflow: Dictionary.com
  10. Backflow (TV series), Backflow (plumbing), Backflow: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. backflow: Rhymezone
  12. backflow: FreeDictionary.org
  13. backflow: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. backflow: TheFreeDictionary.com
  15. backflow: Merriam-Webster

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. backflow: Encyclopedia

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  3. backflow: Medical dictionary

Tech (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Lake and Water Word Glossary (No longer online)
  2. National Weather Service Glossary (No longer online)
  3. Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary (No longer online)

(Note: See backflowing as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (backflow)

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

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