flameout

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Definitions

noun

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 company was one of Silicon Valley's more famous dot-com flameouts.”
The sudden extinguishing of the flame of a burner (due to obstruction of fuel)

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Synonyms

extinguishing burnoff outflight efflux fall out foul out blowoff burnout falling-out flowoff moveout extinction exfil shutoff fade-out blow-off

Associated

restart jet landing engine flight plane emergency fuel aircraft pilot crew caused

Rhymes

came out flame out flame-out became out claim out fame out frame out game out name out same out

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