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flameout [′flām‚au̇t] (aerospace engineering) The extinguishing of the flame in a reaction engine, especially in a jet engine. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The fireballing right-hander, Hendry said, would undergo season-ending, arthroscopic shoulder surgery on Wednesday morning in Cincinnati, marking the third trip to the disabled list this year for a player whose once-promising career has been more a testament to flameouts than to strikeouts. That hasn't stopped national flameouts such as Sun Microsystems Inc. As the list of flameouts grows -- from WorldCom's Bernie Ebbers to Dynegy's Chuck Watson to Tyco's Dennis Kozlowski--the same journalists who placed these CEOs on the pedestal of shareholder value now take pleasure in chronicling their falls. |
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