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  1. backflows: Merriam-Webster
  2. backflows: Collins English Dictionary
  3. backflows: Wiktionary
  4. backflows: Dictionary.com

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  1. Backflows: Legal dictionary

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  1. Backflows: Encyclopedia

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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.
▸ Also see backflow


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