waterflood

English

Etymology

From Middle English waterrflod, from Old English wæterflōd, equivalent to water +‎ flood.

Noun

waterflood (plural waterfloods)

1. An inundation of water.

Verb

waterflood (third-person singular simple present waterfloods, present participle waterflooding, simple past and past participle waterflooded)

1. To pump water into the ground around an oil well nearing depletion in order to loosen and force out additional oil.

   We will waterflood the well in order to obtain the remaining oil.

References

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• floodwater