Flameout
[fleym-out] /ˈfleɪmˌaʊt/
noun, Aeronautics.
1.
the failure of a jet engine due to an interruption of the fuel supply or to faulty combustion.
/ˈfleɪmˌaʊt/
noun
1.
the failure of an aircraft jet engine in flight due to extinction of the flame
2.
a complete failure
verb (adverb)
3.
(of a jet engine) to fail in flight or to cause (a jet engine) to fail in flight
modifier
: Gramm, flameout Jack Kemp
noun
verb phrase
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