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Flameout

Flameout meaning

The act of flaming out or burning out; extinguishing. | The act of quitting or failing, especially due to overwork or in a dramatic manner. | The sudden extinguishing of the flame of a burner (due to obstruction of fuel or airflow).

Example sentences (8)

As for last season’s flameout on ’s biggest stage?

Tales of high-living binge-spending that featured WeWork CEO flameout Adam Neumann (left) and bank backer Jamie Dimon (right) may mark the end of the investor love affair with IPOs.

I guess I could see, in the case of a Trump flameout, Trumpians getting completely steamrollered by national establishment figures.

There are many reasons for this flameout, including that CPB and many other food makers simply can’t get their heads around the shift to fresh over packaged fare.

Though he feels the fit wasn't right, Manziel knows the fault for his flameout in Cleveland is all his.

Lt. Andy Caputi ejected and parachuted to safety. citation * 12 February 1987 – Lead solo Lt. Dave Anderson ejected from his Hornet after a dual engine flameout during practice near El Centro, CA.

One occurred during these test flights, when a U-2 suffered a flameout over Tennessee; the pilot calculated that he could reach New Mexico.

The engine, while unexceptional in rated performance, demonstrates exceptional robustness under various conditions and is resistant to stall and flameout.