vapor lock (n)
vapour lock (n)

n04521125

type n
lex_filenum 06
def 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)
Outgoing links
Hypernym blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage
Incoming links
Hyponym blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage

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