core lock

/K AO1 R L AA0 K/

noun

1
(aviation, mechanical engineering) 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
(aviation, mechanical engineering, of a turbine engine) To experience core lock.

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