Function: 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
Function: 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
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012