Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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vapor lock | Yes | No | No | No |
occlusion | Yes | No | No | No |
vapor lock (noun) | occlusion (noun) |
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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) | the act of blocking |
an obstruction in a pipe or tube | |
(dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed | |
(meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft | |
closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel) |