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flameouts

flameouts is the plural 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

Questions about flameouts

What is flameouts the plural of?
Flameouts is the plural of flameout.

Words near flameouts in the dictionary

  1. flamencos
  2. flamens
  3. flamenship
  4. flamenships
  5. flameout
  6. flameouts
  7. flameover
  8. flameovers
  9. flameproof
  10. flameproofed
  11. flameproofer

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