vapor
Example Sentences
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One tank on Thursday did release vapor after the tank experienced an increase in temperature.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
The emergency started Thursday, when the fire department responded to a vapor leak from a 34,000-gallon tank at a Garden Grove, Calif., plant belonging to GKN Aerospace, a British maker of jet parts.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
"If it does explode and there is a vapor, you are all safe as long as you are out of the zone that was determined to be an evacuation zone," she said.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
“It got to a point where it does what we call a BLEVE, which is a ‘boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion,’” Covey said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The wisps of vapor had thickened into a dense mist that generated a pale light.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing vapor
The Water Cycle - Introductory
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Earth Science - Middle School
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The Water Cycle - Middle School and High School
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