flameout

ˈfleɪmaʊt

Definition of flameout - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

figurative

Rare

dramatic end or failure

Rare

His career ended in a flameout after the scandal..

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failure

failure

Rare

dramatic failure due to exhaustion or overwork

Rare

His career faced a flameout after years of overwork.

breakdown

burnout

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aviation

TECH.

sudden failure of a jet engine in flight

TECH.

The pilot reported a flameout during the flight.

engine failure

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Origin of flameout

English, flame (fire) + out (extinguish)

Examples of flameout in a sentence

The athlete's flameout shocked everyone.
The startup's flameout was unexpected and sudden.
After the flameout, he took a long break to recover.
A flameout can be a terrifying experience for pilots.
Engineers are investigating the cause of the flameout.

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French:échec retentissant, échec, ...
German:dramatisches Ende, Zusammenbruch, ...
Italian:crollo, esaurimento, ...
Spanish:fracaso estrepitoso, quiebre, ...
Portuguese:colapso, falha de motor, ...
Chinese:惨败, 崩溃, ...
Japanese:劇的な終わり, 燃え尽き, ...
Arabic:سُقوط مُدَوٍ, اِنْهِيار, ...
Hebrew:סִיּוּם דְּרָמָטִי, שְׁחִיקָה מַשְׁחִית, ...
Russian:драматический конец, крах, ...
Ukrainian:провал, вигорання, ...
Hindi:नाटकीय अंत, असफलता, ...
Bengali:নাটকীয় পতন, ফ্লেমআউট, ...
Catalan:fracàs dramàtic, col.lapse, ...
Czech:krach, vyhoření, ...
Danish:dramatisk fiasko, sammenbrud, ...
Dutch:plotselinge mislukking, instorting, ...
Greek:δραματικό τέλος, ξέσπασμα, ...
Hungarian:bukás, kifulladás, ...
Khmer:ការដួលរលំ, ការបរាជ័យយ៉ាងធ្ងន់ធ្ងរដោយសារអស់កម្លាំងឬធ្វើការហួសកម្រិត, ...
Korean:갑작스러운 실패, 과로로 인한 실패, ...
Persian:شکست ناگهانی, فروپاشی, ...
Polish:nagła porażka, załamanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):colapso, esgotamento, ...
Romanian:eșec dramatic, eșec total, ...
Swedish:fiasko, sammanbrott, ...
Thai:ความล้มเหลว, การล้มเหลวอย่างมาก, ...
Turkish:fiyasko, motor arızası, ...
Vietnamese:thất bại, thất bại nghiêm trọng, ...

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