(DoD, NATO) A jet-propulsion engine containing neither compressor nor turbine. Equipped with valves in the front which open and shut, it takes in air to create thrust in rapid periodic bursts rather than continuously.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
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