VAPOUR LOCK
Dictionary entry overview: What does vapour lock mean? • VAPOUR LOCK (noun)
The noun VAPOUR LOCK has 1 sense:
1. 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)
Familiarity information: VAPOUR LOCK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• VAPOUR LOCK (noun)
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)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
vapor lock; vapour lock
Hypernyms ("vapour lock" is a kind of...):
block; blockage; closure; occlusion; stop; stoppage (an obstruction in a pipe or tube)
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