flame out
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To become suddenly angry; to break out into indignation or similar emotion; to flare up.
Archaic
verb
To fail due to extinction of flame.
verb
To fail, usually spectacularly.
Example Sentences
- "[O]n being brought home, and giving us ground to suppose he was much worse hurt than he really was, and a fever ensuing, every one flamed out; and all was laid at my door."
- "If on flame out, steam pressure goes below 75# you must go back on gas to return [....] The grievant replied that If he did so, the boiler would flame out."
- "On 24 July 1998, the silo THC analyzer's FID flamed out and could not be relighted."
- "Restarting in flight is a very important engine capability for all aircraft, as occasionally engines do flame out."
- "While the pitch angle was decreasing, a left rolling motion began, which eventually reached 82º left wing down, and the N₁ and fuel flow indications for both engines declined steadily to zero, indicating that both engines had flamed out. The Safety Board concludes that the upset event exposed both engines to inlet airflow disruption conditions that led to engine stalls and a complete loss of engine power."
Etymology
flame + out