Definitions for vapour lock

ADVERTISEMENT

Princeton's WordNet

vapor lock, vapour lock(noun)
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)

Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLA Chicago APA

"vapour lock." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/vapour lock>.

The Web's Largest Resource for

Definitions & Translations

A Member Of The STANDS4 Network

Nearby & related entries:

Alternative searches for vapour lock:

Search for Definitions for vapour lock
Search for Synonyms for vapour lock
Quotes containing the term vapour lock
Search for Phrases containing the term vapour lock
Search for Abbreviations containing the term vapour lock
What rhymes with vapour lock?
Search for Song lyrics containing the word vapour lock
Search for vapour lock on Amazon.com
Search for vapour lock on Google