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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



... to raise or lower your rear sight, change your windage to the right or left, and note the effect on the striking point of the bullet in each case. In general terms these drills ...
— The Plattsburg Manual - A Handbook for Military Training • O.O. Ellis and E.B. Garey


Words linked to "Windage" :   bending, diam, drag, retarding force, deflexion, exposure, diameter


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