Word: backwater
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: back
wa
ter
Definition: The water held back by a dam or other obstruction
Morphemes:
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.
Affix: water
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A body of water, almost always a river.