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Windage   Listen
noun
Windage  n.  
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.





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"Windage" Quotes from Famous Books



... missed him by about one point windage. When'd ye leave? Last night? I bet he's there by now. Gee! Where'd ye git them girls? And who's this guy? Great gosh! Is he the Raposy? Wal, for ...
— The Pathless Trail • Arthur O. (Arthur Olney) Friel


Words linked to "Windage" :   wind deflection, deflection, deflexion, retarding force, exposure, wind exposure, drag


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