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flameoutnoun
The act of flaming out or burning out; extinguishing.
flameoutnoun
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.
flameoutnoun
The sudden extinguishing of the flame of a burner (due to obstruction of fuel)
Wikipedia
Flameout
In aviation, a flameout (or flame-out) is the run-down of a jet engine or other turbine engine due to the extinction of the flame in its combustor. The loss of flame can have a variety of causes, such as fuel starvation, excessive altitude, compressor stall, foreign object damage deriving from birds, hail, or volcanic ash, severe precipitation, mechanical failure, or very low ambient temperatures.
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Flameout
A flameout refers to the failure of a jet engine caused by the extinction of the flame in the combustion chamber. It can be caused by a number of factors, including fuel exhaustion; compressor stall; insufficient oxygen supply; foreign object damage; severe inclement weather; and mechanical failure.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of flameout in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of flameout in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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