flame-out

[fleym-out] /ˈfleɪmˌaʊt/
noun, Aeronautics
1.
the failure of a jet engine due to an interruption of the fuel supply or to faulty combustion.
Also, flameout.
Also called blowout.
Origin
1945-50; noun use of verb phrase flame out
Slang definitions & phrases for flame-out

flame-out

modifier

: Gramm, flameout Jack Kemp

noun
  1. The failure of a jet engine where the flame is extinguished (1940s+)
  2. A person of fleeting fame; flash in the pan, has-been: He is the Russian Hotspur, a fiery flameout who will soon become a historical footnote/ Michael Jackson was a flame-out, too (1990s+)
verb phrase
  1. Of a jet engine, to fail by losing the flame of its fuel (1940s+)
  2. o lose energy; falter; collapse: The Stevens Point native flamed out in the 1500 meters (1990s+)