Reference meaning
backshot
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Having the water introduced just behind the summit, combining the advantages of breastshot and overshot systems, since the full amount of the potential energy released by the falling water is harnessed as the water descends the back of the wheel.
Other meanings
2. verb
To engage in anal sex with (someone), possibly rape.
3. verb
To shoot (someone) in the back.
4. noun
A shot that sends something backwards, such as a shot that sends the ball behind the player making it.
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