flame-out
or flame·out
[ fleym-out ]
/ ˈfleɪmˌaʊt /
noun Aeronautics.
the failure of a jet engine due to an interruption of the fuel supply or to faulty combustion.
Also called
blowout.
Origin of flame-out
First recorded in 1945–50; noun use of verb phrase
flame out
Words nearby flame-out
flame-out,
flame-thrower,
flamefish,
flamen,
flamenco,
flame-out,
flameproof,
flamethrower,
flaming,
flaming sword,
flamingo
Definition for flameout (2 of 2)
Origin of flame
1300–50; (noun) Middle English
flaume < Anglo-French, variant of
flaumbe; Old French
flambe, earlier
flamble < Latin
flammula, diminutive of
flamma flame (see
-ule); (v.) Middle English
flaumen < Anglo-French
flaum(b)er; Old French
flamber < Latin
flammāre, derivative of
flamma
SYNONYMS FOR flame
1
fire.
Flame,
blaze,
conflagration refer to the light and heat given off by combustion.
Flame is the common word, referring to a combustion of any size:
the light of a match flame.
Blaze usually denotes a quick, hot, bright, and comparatively large flame:
The fire burst into a blaze.
Conflagration refers to destructive flames which spread over a considerable area:
A conflagration destroyed Chicago.
OTHER WORDS FROM flame
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British Dictionary definitions for flameout (1 of 2)
flameout
/ (ˈfleɪmˌaʊt) /
noun
the failure of an aircraft jet engine in flight due to extinction of the flame
a complete failure
verb flame out (adverb)
(of a jet engine) to fail in flight or to cause (a jet engine) to fail in flight
British Dictionary definitions for flameout (2 of 2)
flame
/ (fleɪm) /
noun
verb
See also
flameout
Derived forms of flame
Word Origin for flame
C14: from Anglo-French
flaume, from Old French
flambe, modification of
flamble, from Latin
flammula a little flame, from
flamma flame
Scientific definitions for flameout
flame
[ flām ]
The hot, glowing mixture of burning gases and tiny particles that arises from combustion. Flames get their light either from the fluorescence of molecules or ions that have become excited, or from the incandescence of solid particles involved in the combustion process, such as the carbon particles from a candle.
Idioms and Phrases with flameout
flame
see add fuel to the fire (flames); burst into (flames); fan the flames; go up in flames; shoot down (in flames).