Definition of Vapour lock

1. 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).

Exact synonyms: Vapor Lock
Generic synonyms: Block, Blockage, Closure, Occlusion, Stop, Stoppage

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vapour Lock

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vaporous
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vaporousnesses
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vaporwares
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vapotherapy
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vapour bath
vapour densities
vapour density
vapour lock (current term)
vapour pressure
vapour pressures
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vapoured
vapourer
vapourers
vapourette
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vapouringly
vapourisable
vapourisation
vapourisations
vapourise
vapourised

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