vapour lock
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(noun) 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) |
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Synonyms: vapor lock |
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Related Words: block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage |
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