waterflood
noun
wa·ter·flood
| \ ˈwȯ-tər-ˌfləd
, ˈwä-\
, ˈwä-\
Definition of waterflood
(Entry 1 of 2)
: the process of waterflooding an oil well
waterflood
verb
waterflooded;
waterflooding;
waterfloods
Definition of waterflood (Entry 2 of 2)
: to pump water into the ground around an oil well nearing depletion in order to loosen and force out additional oil
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