waterflood

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An inundation of water.
动词 v.
  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.

词形变化

waterfloods plural waterfloods present,singular,third-person waterflooding participle,present waterflooded participle,past waterflooded past

词源

词源 1
From Middle English waterrflod, from Old English wæterflōd, equivalent to water + flood.
词源 2
From Middle English waterrflod, from Old English wæterflōd, equivalent to water + flood.
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