flame-out

American  

[fleym-out] / ˈfleɪmˌaʊt /

Or flameout

noun

Aeronautics.

1. the failure of a jet engine due to an interruption of the fuel supply or to faulty combustion.

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Etymology

Origin of flame-out

First recorded in 1945–50; noun use of verb phrase flame out

Example Sentences

But their journey South is just as much one of deliberate self-destruction, an epic flame-out that is clearly meant to climax once they arrive at their parents’ home — the prodigal child’s disastrous return.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025

Not necessarily, says NFL Insider Ian Rapoport, who explains in our weekly text exchange that one team's flame-out could be another team's bargain.

From Golf Digest • Oct. 25, 2018

But the Brooklyn flame-out is especially instructive about the FBI-Justice method without the crutch of invoking the fast-moving terror exigencies or uncovering potential domestic cells.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2016

A flame-out in jet engines is whenever combustion in the engine extinguishes.

From Scientific American • Jul. 31, 2015

But Monday, they joined each other in another flame-out that ended another season.

From Washington Post • May 14, 2013