WATERFLOOD


Meaning of WATERFLOOD in English

/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 .