backswamp

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noun

The section of a floodplain where deposits of fine silt and clay settle after a flood.

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Meanings

nounbackswamp (countable and uncountable, plural backswamps)

plural backswamps

  1. countableuncountablegeographyThe section of a floodplain where deposits of fine silt and clay settle after a flood.

Origin

From back + swamp.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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