| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Beam rider | Aerospace | A craft following a beam, particularly one which does so automatically, the beam providing the guidance. (references) | |
| Beam rider | Military | 1: A missile guided by radar or radio beam. (references) | |
| 2: (DOD) A missile guided by an electronic beam. (references) | |||
| Beam rider guidance | Post & Telecom | A system of guidance in which a missile steers itself along the axis of a beam of radiation, or light, or other type of beam. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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