windage

wind·age  (wndj)

n.

1.

a. The effect of wind on the course of a projectile.

b. The point or degree at which the wind gauge or sight of a rifle or gun must be set to compensate for the effect of the wind.

c. The difference in a given firearm between the diameter of the projectile fired and the diameter of the bore of the firearm.

2. The disturbance of air caused by the passage of a fast-moving object, such as a railway train.

3. Nautical The part of the surface of a ship exposed to the wind.

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windage [ˈwɪndɪdʒ]

n

1. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery)

a.  a deflection of a projectile as a result of the effect of the wind

b.  the degree of such deflection

c.  the extent to which it is necessary to adjust the wind gauge of a gun sight in order to compensate for such deflection

2. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the difference between a firearm's bore and the diameter of its projectile

3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical the exposed part of the hull of a vessel responsible for wind resistance

4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the retarding force upon a rotating machine resulting from the drag of the air

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	windage - the retarding force of air friction on a moving object drag, retarding force - the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
	2.	windage - the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the surface of the bore of the gun diam, diameter - the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
	3.	windage - exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance) wind exposure exposure - vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain; "exposure to the weather" or "they died from exposure";
	4.	windage - the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind wind deflection bending, deflexion, deflection - the property of being bent or deflected