noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

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

Etymology

From wave + rider.

Related phrases

shock wave

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