flameout
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flameout
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Deverbal from flame out.
noun flameouts · flame-out
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The act of flaming out or burning out; extinguishing.
Opposite: flare-up
- 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.
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The sudden extinguishing of the flame of a burner (due to obstruction of fuel or airflow).
The left engine suffered a flameout from ingesting heavy rain.
Opposite: flare-up
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title = {flameout},
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