fireflood \ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ \noun orfireflooding\ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ \ Etymology:fire (I) + flood (I) or flooding : the process of injecting compressed air into a petroleum reservoir and burning some of the oil so as to drive the rest of the oil into producing wells