flameout

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Definition of flameout in English English dictionary

The act of flaming out or burning out; extinguishing

The sudden extinguishing of the flame of a burner (due to obstruction of fuel)

The act of quitting or failing, especially due to overwork or in a dramatic manner

The company was one of Silicon Valley's more famous dot-com flameouts.

{i} failure of a jet engine

The act of quitting or failing, especially due to overwork, espcially in a dramatic manner

Hyphenation

flame·out