waterflood

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noun

An inundation of water.

“We will waterflood the well in order to obtain the remaining oil.”

OriginMiddle English waterrflod ← Old English wæterflōd →
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Meanings

nounwaterflood (plural waterfloods)

plural waterfloods

  1. An inundation of water.
verbwaterflood (third-person singular simple present waterfloods, present participle waterflooding, simple past and past participle waterflooded)

present singular third person waterfloods · participle present waterflooding · participle past waterflooded · past waterflooded

  1. 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.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwæterflōd
  2. Middle Englishwaterrflod
  3. Englishwaterflood

From Middle English waterrflod, from Old English wæterflōd, equivalent to water + flood.

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Anagrams

floodwater
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APA

waterflood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterflood

MLA

“waterflood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterflood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waterflood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterflood.

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