beam riding

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noun

a method of missile guidance in which the missile steers itself along the axis of a conically scanned microwave beam

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Derived forms of beam riding

beam rider, noun

Words nearby beam riding

beam lights, beam mill, Beamon, beam-power tube, beam reach, beam riding, beam sea, beam splitter, beam trawl, beam weapon, beam wind

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How to use beam riding in a sentence

Maybe cyclists have always been riding around, but I just never paid them any attention.
Biking With the Bard|Kara Cutruzzula|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He slides between them easily, as if riding the fader between his turntables.
DJ Spooky Wants You To Question Everything You Know About Music, Technology, and Philosophy|Oliver Jones|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Back then, no one ever imagined needing to beam live video to ground troops from a fighter jet.
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Objectively, they are not just riding with the tide, but helping to guide its very direction.
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The bit, in which two chopper-riding mamas host an afternoon talk show, started off well.
The Curious Little Shell That Restarted Jenny Slate’s Career|Luke Hopping|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The moon rose on a terrified mob trudging or riding the forty miles of road between Meerut and the Mogul capital.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
The sound of the swift beating of horse-hoofs was heard from the south, and soon three men came riding up.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
The latter went immediately to look for his wife, and found her hidden in an attic, hanging to a beam.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
When seen riding the latter, he was asked the reason (it turned out that his better half had taken the good one).
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
She thought, in her simplicity, that the doctor must have died, since Alessandro was riding home alone.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson