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windage

DEFINITIONS OF: windage

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n the retarding force of air friction on a moving object

Type of:
drag, retarding force
the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

n the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind

Synonyms:
wind deflection
Type of:
bending, deflection, deflexion
the property of being bent or deflected

n exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance)

Synonyms:
wind exposure
Type of:
exposure
vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain

n the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the surface of the bore of the gun

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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