单词 | vapor lock |
释义 | vapor lock (once / 1969886 pages) n WORD FAMILY vapor lock USAGE EXAMPLESWatching this latest incidence of Johnsonian vapor lock, a couple of thoughts came to mind: Salon(Sep 30, 2016) When faced with such an oversupply of choice, our little lizard brains go straight to vapor lock. Time(May 28, 2010) The elimination of the above-mentioned type of high-pressure tubing reduces the possibility of a vapor lock occurring, thereby permitting more volatile fuels to be burned. Meyer, Robert B., The First Airplane Diesel Engine: P...(2010) n 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) Syn|Hyper vapour lock block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage an obstruction in a pipe or tube |
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