English

Alternative forms

• flame-out

Noun

flameout ‎(plural flameouts)

1. The act of flaming out or burning out; extinguishing.
2. 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.

3. The sudden extinguishing of the flame of a burner (due to obstruction of fuel)

Usage notes

• The verb is flame out.