WATERFLOOD


Meaning of WATERFLOOD in English

I. -ˌfləd noun

Date: 1928

: the process of waterflooding 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.