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burnout

4 7.3

Spinning a car's wheels fast to make smoke and leave burned rubber marks

noun
/ˈbɜrnˌaʊt/

Jargon

: quema de llantas

Generally speaking, they don't get to do a fat burnout before their runs.
smoky burnout

Last thing you want is the old transmission fluid from the last burnout in your new transmission.

Examples

In Most Wanted, the crumply, easily-wrecked cars are a detriment; in Burnout, they're a delightful feature!

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Drivers often perform a burnout to showcase their car's power at racing events.
I have played Burnout 3 and loved it.

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The last Burnout game I played was Burnout 2.

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I wanted this to be Burnout Paradise 2 so badly.

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I replayed Burnout Paradise from the beginning and got my elite license in a little more than a weekend.

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As he did burnouts on the front stretch, Smith was joined by Stenhouse and Logano.

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Criterion's latest take on the long-running series is a thinly veiled sequel to their classic Burnout: Paradise.

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He left a long strip of rubber on the asphalt after executing a perfect burnout.
The sound of screeching tires filled the air as the car took off in a smoky burnout.

Synonyms

wheelspin

vsburnout

Specialized

5.5

Wheels turning very fast without grip so the vehicle does not move

focuses on producing smoke and burned rubber marks as an intentional stunt

Surface Forms

burnout singular

burnouts plural

Morphology

burnout = burn + out (transparent) = burn + out

The car-related sense is directly motivated by the visible act of burning rubber while spinning the wheels.

Etymology

Burnout in car sport comes from the words burn + out, when wheels spin so fast they 'burn' the rubber and make smoke and black marks. So a burnout is the act of spinning the wheels to make smoke and leave burned rubber on the road.