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Vapour Lock

nounid 163092·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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plural
Vapour Locks
possessive
Vapour Lock's
pluralpossessive
Vapour Locks'

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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
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
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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