| 释义 |
fireflood
\ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ \ noun
or fireflooding \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 |