The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BURNOUT which also is the latest solution we found used in Boston Globe in 1983.
Lamp failure crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BURNOUT | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lamp failure
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- outage
- strike
- burner
- fire
- fires
- flame
- flash
- gloom
- gunfire
- gunpowder
- jack
- jacked
Crossword Answer definitions
BURNOUT noun- The experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest, especially in one's career.
- A marijuana addict; one whose brains have been burned out.
- The shutoff of a rocket motor following the complete exhaustion of its fuel supply, or having been irreversibly throttled after the application of a planned delta-v.
- The failure of an electrical device, usually through overheating due to the application of excessive power.
- Using the throttle to spin the wheels of a vehicle being held stationary, causing the spinning tires to produce smoke and burn rubber.
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