waterflooding
waterflooding is the present participle and gerund of waterflood.
Meaning of waterflood
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.
Questions about waterflooding
- What is waterflooding the present participle and gerund of?
- Waterflooding is the present participle and gerund of waterflood.
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