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Nov 30, 2009
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wa•ter•flood



Pronunciation: (wô'tur-flud", wot'ur-), [key]
n.
(in the petroleum industry) a method of secondary recovery whereby water is pumped into reservoir rock to force out oil that has ceased to flow under its own pressure.

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