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

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).