WINDAGE


Meaning of WINDAGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwin-dij ]

noun

Etymology: wind (I)

Date: circa 1710

1.

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

b. : the difference between the diameter of the bore of a muzzle-loading rifled cannon and that of the projectile cylinder

2.

a. : the amount of sight deflection necessary to compensate for wind displacement in aiming a gun

b.

(1) : the influence of the wind in deflecting the course of a projectile

(2) : the amount of deflection due to the wind

3. : the surface exposed (as by a ship) to the wind

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