waverider
See also: wave rider and wave-rider
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editwaverider (plural waveriders)
- (aviation) A hypersonic aircraft that improves its supersonic lift-to-drag ratio by using the shock waves generated by its own flight as a lifting surface.
- a surfer
- A surfing implement, such as a windsurfer board