English Explanatory Dictionary

core lock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Seizure of a turbine engine due to misalignment and loss of clearance between stationary and rotating components, caused by different components cooling and contracting at different rates following engine shutdown or flameout.
verb
  1. To experience core lock.

Word forms

core lock core locks core locking core locked
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