WATERFLOOD

Etymology

Noun

waterflood (plural waterfloods)

An inundation of water.

Verb

waterflood (third-person singular simple present waterfloods, present participle waterflooding, simple past and past participle waterflooded)

To pump water into the ground around an oil well nearing depletion in order to loosen and force out additional oil.

Anagrams

• floodwater

Source: Wiktionary


Wa"ter*flood`, n. Etym: [AS. wæterflod.]

Definition: A flood of water; an inundation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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