windage

/ˈwɪndɪdʒ/
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Definitions of windage
  1. noun
    the retarding force of air friction on a moving object
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    type of:
    drag, retarding force
    the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
  2. noun
    the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind
    synonyms: wind deflection
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    type of:
    bending, deflection, deflexion
    the property of being bent or deflected
  3. noun
    exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance)
    synonyms: wind exposure
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    type of:
    exposure
    vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain
  4. noun
    the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the surface of the bore of the gun
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    type of:
    diam, diameter
    the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
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