vapor lock
NOUN
/veɪpər_lɑk/
10 LETTERS · STARTS WITH V
vapor lock is a valid 10-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
V4A1P3O1R1L1O1C3K5
4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 5 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING
What does vapor lock mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
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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