wave-rider

A form of waverider — 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.

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Meanings

nounwave-rider (plural wave-riders)

plural wave-riders

  1. alternativeAlternative form of waverider.
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APA

wave-rider. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wave-rider

MLA

“wave-rider.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wave-rider. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wave-rider,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wave-rider.

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