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Six example sentences with backflow, each labelled with its topic.
Every building code now demands a valve that stops backflow from the irrigation line into the drinking supply.
Architecture
Storm surge caused backflow up the creek, pushing salt water two kilometers past the old tide marker.
Environment
The dishwasher drain hose loops high on purpose, since backflow into the tub would ruin a clean load.
Cooking
A leaky heart valve allows backflow, so some blood slips backward with every beat instead of moving on.
Medicine
The fuel injector has a tiny check valve against backflow, since any drift back toward the pump wrecks the pressure.
Technology
Students filmed the backflow in a glass tube, watching dye creep upstream when the pump briefly stalled.
Science
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