waverider

See also: wave rider and wave-rider

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From wave +‎ rider.

Noun

waverider (plural waveriders)

  1. (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.
  2. a surfer
  3. A surfing implement, such as a windsurfer board
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