Hypertext Webster Gateway: "windage"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Windage \Wind"age\, n. [From {Wind} air in motion.]
1. (Gun.) The difference between the diameter of the bore of
a gun and that of the shot fired from it.
2. The sudden compression of the air caused by a projectile
in passing close to another body.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
windage
n 1: the retarding force of air friction on a moving object
2: bore-to-projectile difference in diameter
3: exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull
which is responsible for wind resistance) [syn: {wind
exposure}]
4: the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of
wind [syn: {wind deflection}]
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