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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for 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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