Waterflood
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Waterflood is a noun meaning An inundation of water.
Meaning
An inundation of water.
More Meanings
- To pump water into the ground around an oil well nearing depletion in order to loosen and force out additional oil.
Example Sentences
We will waterflood the well in order to obtain the remaining oil.
Word Forms
- waterfloods
- waterflooding
- waterflooded
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unwatering, warping, waterlogging, diluviation, coreflooding, overflush.
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