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vapor lock

vapor lock noun: a problem mostly affecting gasoline-fueled internal combustion engines, where the liquid fuel changes state from liquid to gas while still in the fuel delivery system, reducing the pump pressure and causing transient power loss or complete stalling.

Noun

vapor lock (countable and uncountable, plural vapor locks)

  1. A problem mostly affecting gasoline-fueled internal combustion engines, where the liquid fuel changes state from liquid to gas while still in the fuel delivery system, reducing the pump pressure and causing transient power loss or complete stalling.
  2. (especially) Synonym of air lock.
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    Synonyms:
    air lock

vapor lock meaning in Tamil

vapor lock in Tamil

ஆவித்தடை

Synonyms of vapor lock

Forms of vapor lock

pluralvapor locks
alternative formvapour lock

Questions about vapor lock

What does vapor lock mean?
Vapor lock means a problem mostly affecting gasoline-fueled internal combustion engines, where the liquid fuel changes state from liquid to gas while still in the fuel delivery system, reducing the pump pressure and causing transient power loss or complete stalling.
What is vapor lock in Tamil?
Vapor lock in Tamil is ஆவித்தடை. See Vapor lock meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is vapor lock?
Vapor lock is a noun.
What is the plural of vapor lock?
The plural of vapor lock is vapor locks.

Words near vapor lock in the dictionary

  1. vapocoolant
  2. vapocoolants
  3. vapor
  4. vapor barrier
  5. vapor barriers
  6. vapor lock
  7. vapor locks
  8. vapor pen
  9. vapor pens
  10. vapor pressure
  11. vapor pressures

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Adapted from Wiktionary: vapor lock (page history and authors); vapor lock (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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