I. noun Date: 1928 the process of ~ing an oil well, II. intransitive verb Date: 1928 to pump water into the ground around an oil well nearing depletion in order to loosen and force out additional oil
WATERFLOOD
Meaning of WATERFLOOD in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012