Synonyms of vapor lock

Noun


1. vapor lock, vapour lock, blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage

usage: 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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