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windage
[ win-dij ]
/ ˈwɪn dɪdʒ /
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noun
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Words nearby windage
Winchester disk, Winchester rifle, Winckelmann, wind, windable, windage, Windaus, windbag, windbaggery, wind-bell, windbill
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British Dictionary definitions for windage
windage
/ (ˈwɪndɪdʒ) /
noun
- a deflection of a projectile as a result of the effect of the wind
- the degree of such deflection
- the extent to which it is necessary to adjust the wind gauge of a gun sight in order to compensate for such deflection
the difference between a firearm's bore and the diameter of its projectile
nautical the exposed part of the hull of a vessel responsible for wind resistance
the retarding force upon a rotating machine resulting from the drag of the air
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