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Windage

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance)

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the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind

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

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the retarding force of air friction on a moving object

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synonym
wind deflectionwind exposure
plural
Windages
possessive
Windage's
pluralpossessive
Windages'