backstream

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noun

A current running against the main current of a stream; an eddy.

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Meanings

nounbackstream (plural backstreams)

plural backstreams

  1. A current running against the main current of a stream; an eddy.
verbbackstream (third-person singular simple present backstreams, present participle backstreaming, simple past and past participle backstreamed)

present singular third person backstreams · participle present backstreaming · participle past backstreamed · past backstreamed

  1. intransitiveTo flow in a direction opposing the current or the intended direction.

Origin

From back + stream.

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APA

backstream. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backstream

MLA

“backstream.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backstream. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backstream,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backstream.

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