/waw"teuhr flud', wot"euhr-/ , n.
(in the petroleum industry) a method of secondary recovery whereby water is pumped into reservoir rock to force out oil that has ceased to flow under its own pressure.
[ 1925-30; WATER + FLOOD ]
/waw"teuhr flud', wot"euhr-/ , n.
(in the petroleum industry) a method of secondary recovery whereby water is pumped into reservoir rock to force out oil that has ceased to flow under its own pressure.
[ 1925-30; WATER + FLOOD ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012