waterflood
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English waterrflod, from Old English wæterflōd, equivalent to water + flood.
Noun edit
waterflood (plural waterfloods)
- An inundation of water.
Verb edit
waterflood (third-person singular simple present waterfloods, present participle waterflooding, simple past and past participle waterflooded)
- 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.