/ Dictionary / Index W waterflood: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: 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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. water flea Waterford Related Content Daily Word Quiz: vernacular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language