FLAMEOUT
Flameout
A flameout refers to the failure of a jet engine caused by the extinction of the flame in the combustion chamber. It can be caused by a number of factors, including fuel exhaustion; compressor stall; insufficient oxygen supply; foreign object damage ; severe inclement weather; and mechanical failure.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Flameout
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flame out
Verb
- Of processes and equipment involving combustion, to fail due to extinction of flame.
- To fail, usually spectacularly.
- burn up, fire up, flame up, flare up
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flameout
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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