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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of flame-out¹

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

Example Sentences

Years removed from his breakout, then flame-out, during his first tenure with the Dodgers, he could wind up in their winter plans again this offseason.

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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.

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He could end up either a weak nominee or a primary flame-out who leaves the GOP scrambling for an alternative.

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To be sure, some experts note that the push for greater safeguards preceded the WeWork debacle, but most lawyers and investors Reuters has interviewed said it has intensified after the WeWork flame-out.

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The split marks a stunning flame-out for the highest-paid personality in television news.

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