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windage (iou)



windage noun. E18.
[from WIND noun1 + -AGE.]
The difference between the diameters of a gun's bore and the projectile, as measuring the space necessary for the escape of gas in firing. E18.
Allowance made, esp. in shooting, for the effect of the wind in deflecting a missile; such deflection. M19.
= WIND noun1 9. L19.
The air resistance of a moving object, esp. a vessel or a rotating machine part. Also, the force of the wind on a stationary object. L19.