Backwater

"Backwater" in Russian

глуби́нка

glubínka

(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.)

глушь

glušʹ

(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.)

гребок m навстре́чу

grebok

(a rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat)

за́водь

závodʹ

(the water held back by a dam or other obstruction)

засто́й

zastój

(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.)

захолу́стье

zaxolústʹje

(a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.)

подпо́р

podpór

(the water held back by a dam or other obstruction)

грести́ навстре́чу

grestí

(To row or paddle a backwater stroke)

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