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flame-out

flame-out is the alternative spelling of flameout.

Meaning of flameout

Noun

flameout (countable and uncountable, plural flameouts)

  1. The act of flaming out or burning out; extinguishing.
    Antonyms:
    flare-up
  2. (figuratively) 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.
  3. The sudden extinguishing of the flame of a burner (due to obstruction of fuel or airflow).
    • The left engine suffered a flameout from ingesting heavy rain.
    Antonyms:
    flare-up

Forms of flame-out

pluralflame-outs

Origin of flame-out

Deverbal from flame out.

Questions about flame-out

What is flame-out the alternative spelling of?
Flame-out is the alternative spelling of flameout.

Words near flame-out in the dictionary

  1. flame violets
  2. flame war
  3. flame wars
  4. flame-of-the-forest
  5. flame-of-the-woods
  6. flame-out
  7. flame-outs
  8. flame-proof
  9. flame-proofed
  10. flame-proofing
  11. flame-proofs

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