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vapor lock

–noun
an obstruction to the flow of fuel to a gasoline engine, caused by the formation of bubbles in the gasoline as a result of overheating.
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vapor lock  
n.  A pocket of vaporized gasoline in the fuel line of an internal-combustion engine that obstructs the normal flow of fuel.
va'por-lock' (vā'pər-lŏk') v.
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