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backwater valve
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noun
a valve for preventing flowing liquid, as sewage, from reversing its direction.
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Also called backflow valve.
Words nearby backwater valve
backward and forward, backwardation, backwards, backwash, backwater, backwater valve, backwind, backwoods, backwoodsman, backword, backwrap
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