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beam riding

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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Nearby words

beam fill, beam hole, beam lights, beam mill, beam reach, beam riding, beam sea, beam splitter, beam trawl, beam weapon, beam wind
Derived Formsbeam rider, noun
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