English edit

Etymology edit

back +‎ stream

Noun edit

backstream (plural backstreams)

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

Verb edit

backstream (third-person singular simple present backstreams, present participle backstreaming, simple past and past participle backstreamed)

  1. (intransitive) To flow in a direction opposing the current or the intended direction.