0 a failure that happens in a very sudden and noticeable way, usually after someone or something has been very successful:
the spectacular flameout of once high-flying internet stocks
The engines were always the real problem; they suffered constant flameouts and required overhaul or replacement after about 10 hours of operation.
Experiencing a total flameout the pilot belly landed on the grass parallel to the runway.
On takeoff, a bird flies into one of the engines, causing a flameout.
The ash contaminates fuel and water systems, can jam gears, and make engines flameout.
When a jet engine has a flameout, the cooling air no longer circulates normally.
Ten of the aircraft were operational losses, caused by flameouts and sporadic structural failures.
Both engine-driven fuel pumps drew air from the exhausted left tank into the fuel system, resulting in a dual-engine flameout.
In this condition, the engine generated drastically less thrust and may result in surges or compressor stalls, these could cause flameouts or damage.
