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flame-out noun- in hot rodding and motor racing, a complete failure of the ignition system while the car is operating US
- When a flame-out occurs, the engine stops dead, even though the vehicle may be travelling at a very high speed. — John Lawlor, How to Talk Car, p. 46, 1965
- an empty petrol tank US
- — San Francisco Examiner, p. III-2, 22 March 1960
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