ALL meanings of waterflood
wa·ter·flood
W w - noun waterflood (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. 1
- noun waterflood An inundation of water. 1
- noun waterflood An instance of waterflooding. 0
- verb waterflood To pump water into the ground around an oil well nearing depletion in order to loosen and force out additional oil. 0
- noun waterflood a flood or overflowing of water 0