backflow
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editbackflow (countable and uncountable, plural backflows)
- The flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended.
Verb
editbackflow (third-person singular simple present backflows, present participle backflowing, simple past and past participle backflowed)
- (transitive, intransitive) To flow in the wrong or backward direction.