flameout Syllabification: (flame·out)Pronunciation: /ˈflāˌmout/Definition of flameout noun an instance of the flame in the combustion chamber of a jet engine being extinguished, with a resultant loss of power. informal, chiefly North American a complete or conspicuous failure:his first-round flameout at the U.S. Openflameout in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of flameout in the British & World English dictionary
