wind gauge

[ wind ]

/ wɪnd /

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noun

a scale on the rear sight of a rifle by which the sight is adjusted to correct for windage.

Words nearby wind gauge

wind down, wind energy, wind erosion, wind farm, wind gap, wind gauge, wind generator, wind harp, wind in the willows, wind indicator, wind instrument

Origin of wind gauge

First recorded in 1645–55

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Examples from the Web for wind gauge

Lateral sliding-bars or wind-gauge may be used on rear open sight, also any elevating front or rear open sight.
The Modern American Pistol and Revolver|A. C. Gould
Each graduation on the wind-gauge scale is called a "point."
Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Cavalry of the Army|War Department.
Next he used a strange instrument which was, Jones told me, a wind-gauge, and tapped thoughtfully at a pocket-barometer.
Mr. Punch's Golf Stories|Various
No wind-gauge will help us to the science of its storms, no lead-line sound for us the depth of its divine and terrible serenity.
A Study of Shakespeare|Algernon Charles Swinburne

Doubtless in the near future there will be a rear elevating and wind-gauge sight for pistols and revolvers.
The Modern American Pistol and Revolver|A. C. Gould

British Dictionary definitions for wind gauge

wind gauge

/ (wɪnd) /

noun

another name for anemometer (def. 1)

a scale on a gun sight indicating the amount of deflection necessary to allow for windage

music a device for measuring the wind pressure in the bellows of an organ

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wind gauge

noun

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Origin of wind gauge

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British Dictionary definitions for wind gauge

noun