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flame-out

or flame·out

[fleym-out]
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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Origin of flame-out

First recorded in 1945–50; noun use of verb phrase flame out
Also called blowout.
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