Vapor Lock

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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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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unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Vapor Locks
possessive: Vapor Lock's
pluralpossessive: Vapor Locks'

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