| NOUN | artifact | vapor lock, vapour lock | 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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| Meaning | 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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| Synonym | vapour lock | |
| Broader | blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage | An obstruction in a pipe or tube |
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