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
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. 2003