pulsejet
/ˈpʌlsˌdʒɛt/
noun
- A type of jet engine that produces thrust by a series of intermittent pulses of combustion, often used in early aircraft or drones.
- Hobbyists sometimes build small pulsejets for model airplanes.
- During World War II, the Germans used a pulsejet in the V-1 flying bomb.
- The pulsejet engine was simple but very loud.