pulsejet

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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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Meanings

nounpulsejet (plural pulsejets)

plural pulsejets · alternative pulsojet

  1. aeronauticsa valved jet engine where combustion occurs in pulses, as used in the V-1 flying bomb

Origin

From pulse + jet.

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Translations

Dutch pulserende straalmotor
  • pulserende straalmotortype of engine
Finnish sysäysputkimoottori
  • sysäysputkimoottoritype of engine
German Pulsstrahltriebwerk, Verpuffungsstrahltriebwerk
  • Pulsstrahltriebwerktype of engine
  • Verpuffungsstrahltriebwerktype of engine
Japanese パルスジェット
  • パルスジェット (tābojettoenjin)type of engine
Polish silnik pulsacyjny
  • silnik pulsacyjnytype of engine
Russian воздушно-реактивный двигатель
  • воздушно-реактивный двигатель (vozdušno-reaktivnyj dvigatelʹ)type of engine
Spanish pulsorreactor
  • pulsorreactortype of engine
Cite this entry
APA

pulsejet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulsejet

MLA

“pulsejet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulsejet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulsejet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulsejet.

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