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