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VAPOR LOCK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor)
Synonyms:
vapor lock; vapour lock
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("vapor lock" is a kind of...):
block; blockage; closure; occlusion; stop; stoppage (an obstruction in a pipe or tube)
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