FLAME-OUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flame-out mean? 

• FLAME-OUT (noun)
  The noun FLAME-OUT has 2 senses:

1. the failure of a jet engine caused by an interruption of the fuel supply or by faulty combustion

2. a complete or conspicuous failure

  Familiarity information: FLAME-OUT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLAME-OUT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The failure of a jet engine caused by an interruption of the fuel supply or by faulty combustion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("flame-out" is a kind of...):

power failure; power outage (equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails)

Domain category:

jet engine (a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A complete or conspicuous failure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Context example:

the spectacular flame-out of the company's stock cost many people their life savings

Hypernyms ("flame-out" is a kind of...):

failure (an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose)