English

Noun

waterflood ‎(plural waterfloods)

1. An inundation of water.
2. An instance of waterflooding.

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

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

References

• http://www.glossary.oilfield.slb.com/Display.cfm?Term=waterflood

Anagrams

• floodwater