vapour lock

Noun
  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) (synset 104528420)
    is a type of: block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage - an obstruction in a pipe or tube
    same as: vapor lock

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