flameout
flame out |ˈflāˌmout ˈfleɪmaʊt | ▶noun an instance of the flame in the combustion chamber of a jet engine being extinguished, with a resultant loss of power. • informal a complete or conspicuous failure: his first-round flameout at the U.S. Open.
flame |out |ˈfleɪməʊt | ▶noun an instance of the flame in the combustion chamber of a jet engine being extinguished, with a resultant loss of power. • informal, chiefly N. Amer. a complete or conspicuous failure: his first-round flameout at the US Open.