"waterflood" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: waterfloods [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English waterrflod, from Old English wæterflōd, equivalent to water + flood. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|waterrflod}} Middle English waterrflod, {{inh|en|ang|wæterflōd}} Old English wæterflōd, {{af|en|water|flood}} water + flood Head templates: {{en-noun}} waterflood (plural waterfloods)
  1. An inundation of water.
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Verb

Forms: waterfloods [present, singular, third-person], waterflooding [participle, present], waterflooded [participle, past], waterflooded [past]
Etymology: From Middle English waterrflod, from Old English wæterflōd, equivalent to water + flood. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|waterrflod}} Middle English waterrflod, {{inh|en|ang|wæterflōd}} Old English wæterflōd, {{af|en|water|flood}} water + flood Head templates: {{en-verb}} waterflood (third-person singular simple present waterfloods, present participle waterflooding, simple past and past participle waterflooded)
  1. To pump water into the ground around an oil well nearing depletion in order to loosen and force out additional oil.
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