Definition of "flameout" in English

noun

1. The act of flaming out or burning out; extinguishing.

2. (figurative) 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.