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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A jet engine in which air intake and combustion occur intermittently, producing rapid periodic bursts of thrust.

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  • noun a valved jet engine where combustion occurs in pulses, as used in the V-1 flying bomb

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Examples

  • While turbojets may have replaced the venerable pulsejet in most applications, this Kiwi hobbyist has latched onto the pulsejet as a simple and hyper-cool design for building his own jet-propelled go-karts.

    Boing Boing: June 2, 2002 - June 8, 2002 Archives 2002

  • Here's a simple jet engine -- a pulsejet -- that you can make out of a jam jar in an afternoon.

    MAKE Magazine 2009

  • Buy your pulsejet engine now on eBay for $1200, or make a lowball offer and spend the rest on life insurance.

    Gizmodo 2009

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