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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. the retarding force of air friction on a moving object;

2. the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the surface of the bore of the gun;

3. exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance);
[syn: windage, wind exposure]

4. the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind;
[syn: windage, wind deflection]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Windage \Wind"age\, n. [From Wind air in motion.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Gun.) The difference between the diameter of the bore of a gun and that of the shot fired from it. [1913 Webster] 2. The sudden compression of the air caused by a projectile in passing close to another body. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

windage n 1: the retarding force of air friction on a moving object 2: the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the surface of the bore of the gun 3: exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance) [syn: windage, wind exposure] 4: the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind [syn: windage, wind deflection]