waterflood
waterflood noun: an inundation of water.
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.
- We will waterflood the well in order to obtain the remaining oil.
Forms of waterflood
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | waterfloods |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | waterfloods |
| present participle | waterflooding |
| past participle | waterflooded |
| past | waterflooded |
Origin of waterflood
From Middle English waterrflod, from Old English wæterflōd, equivalent to water + flood.
Questions about waterflood
- What does waterflood mean?
- Waterflood means an inundation of water.
- What part of speech is waterflood?
- Waterflood can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of waterflood?
- The plural of waterflood is waterfloods.
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