agua estancada

f.

stagnant water, standing water, backwater, slack water.

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(n.) = stagnant backwater, backwater, stagnant water

Ex. If no such standards can be observed then, it would seem, romantic fiction along with westerns and detective stories must be regarded as some sort of cul-de-sac and rather stagnant backwater quite separate from the main stream of 'literature'.

Ex. In the next decade those libraries that adhere to traditionalism will become backwaters whereas those committed to meeting the expectations of their clientele will become leaders in the information world.

Ex. Mud and stagnant water around the road medians was only one reason for the many accidents.

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(n.) = stagnant backwater, backwater, stagnant water

Ex: If no such standards can be observed then, it would seem, romantic fiction along with westerns and detective stories must be regarded as some sort of cul-de-sac and rather stagnant backwater quite separate from the main stream of 'literature'.

Ex: In the next decade those libraries that adhere to traditionalism will become backwaters whereas those committed to meeting the expectations of their clientele will become leaders in the information world.

Ex: Mud and stagnant water around the road medians was only one reason for the many accidents.