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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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Word History and Origins

Origin of flame-out1

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

Families that do build petty empires flame out, but the grand empire ruled by our churning elites burns on, evidently, forever.

Rick Santorum stunned the political world in Iowa but could still flame out.

If it be feasible to keep the flame out of contact with solid surfaces, however, perhaps even this difficulty can be overcome.

It was a picturesque sight, to see the Indian fires making little spots of flame out on the plain.

The stranger shook the flame out of the match-stick carefully and threw it away before turning toward his captor.

For no other reason did Rudolph Mendenhall flame out his soul for the Cause and sing his wild swan-song that last night of life.

They might burn for their country's success, and flame out against those who threatened her.

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