flameout

/ ˈfleɪmˌaʊt /

noun

1. the failure of an aircraft jet engine in flight due to extinction of the flame
2. a complete failure

verb

1. (of a jet engine) to fail in flight or to cause (a jet engine) to fail in flight

Example Sentences

But, she added, the high-profile flameout of candidates like Greuel and Quinn has a reverberating effect.

From The Daily Beast

Sheen plays a variation on himself: a womanizer named Charlie who derailed his career with a public flameout.

From The Daily Beast

But his spectacular flameout makes excellent material for his new focused memoir.

From The Daily Beast

So will Tuesday mark an Iowa miracle for the congresswoman or will it be the epitome of a major campaign flameout?

From The Daily Beast

In most cases, these grotesque confessions are good for the press and consumer public, not Johnny Flameout.

From The Daily Beast