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Waterflood — Wa ter*flood , n. [AS. w[ae]terfl[=o]d.] A flood of water; an inundation. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
waterflood — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæterflōd from wæter water + flōd flood more at water, flood 1. : a sweeping flood of water 2 … Useful english dictionary
waterflood — I. noun Date: 1928 the process of waterflooding an oil well II. intransitive verb Date: 1928 to pump water into the ground around an oil well nearing depletion in order to loosen and force out additional oil … New Collegiate Dictionary
waterflood — /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] * * * … Universalium
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secondary recovery — noun : the process of obtaining oil (as by waterflood) from a well that has stopped producing * * * extraction of oil or natural gas under artificially induced pressure after the natural flow has ceased. Cf. waterflood. [1935 40] * * * secondary… … Useful english dictionary
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