waverider

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noun

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

nounwaverider (plural waveriders)

plural waveriders · alternative wave rider · alternative wave-rider

  1. aeronauticsA hypersonic aircraft that improves its supersonic lift-to-drag ratio by using the shock waves generated by its own flight as a lifting surface.
  2. a surfer
  3. A surfing implement, such as a windsurfer board

Origin

From wave + rider.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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