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vapor lock

DEFINITIONS OF: vapor lock

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n 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:
vapour lock
Type of:
block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
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