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  1. vapour locks: Collins English Dictionary
  2. vapour locks: Wiktionary
  3. vapour locks: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See vapour_lock as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Vapour lock)

noun:  Alternative form of vapor lock [(mechanical engineering) 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.]
▸ Also see vapour_lock


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