English noun: vapour lock | |||
1. | vapour lock (artifact) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage | ||