Flameout

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of flaming out or burning out; extinguishing. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    The act of quitting or failing, especially due to overwork or in a dramatic manner. countable, figuratively, uncountable

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

  3. 3
    The sudden extinguishing of the flame of a burner (due to obstruction of fuel or airflow). countable, uncountable

    "The left engine suffered a flameout from ingesting heavy rain."

Example

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

Etymology

Deverbal from flame out.

Related phrases

burn out

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