1. Plural of pulsojet; jet engines that operate by intermittent combustion and produce thrust through a series of rapid pulses rather than continuous flow.
Usage: technical; aeronautical engineering term

Examples

• The V-1 flying bomb was powered by pulsojets, which made a distinctive buzzing sound.
• Pulsojets are simpler in design than conventional turbojets and require fewer moving parts.
• Early experimental aircraft used pulsojets because they were cheaper to manufacture.
• The intermittent explosions in pulsojets create the characteristic pulsing thrust.
• Modern engineers have studied pulsojets for potential applications in small unmanned vehicles.