beam riding
noun
a method of missile guidance in which the missile steers itself along the axis of a conically scanned microwave beam
beam rider
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a word derived from
beam riding.
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The Army has long deployed around U.S. big cities its operational point-defense missile Nike Ajax, a beam rider with a range of about 25 miles, but Nike Ajax can easily be deflected by enemy countermeasures.
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