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Windage

noun

The retarding force of air friction on a moving object.

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

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

The deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind. Synonym: wind deflection.

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... toss their hooks and bait over the rail from shelter and slowly to pay the lines out as the slight windage of the Elsinore's hull, spars, and rigging drifted her through the water. When a bird was hooked they hauled in the line, still from shelter, till it was alongside. This was the ticklish moment. The hook, merely a hollow and acute-angled triangle of sheet-copper floating on a piece of ...

— The Mutiny of the Elsinore • Jack London

... general use till a much later period. It was at first supposed that the expansion of the metal would be so great, when heated to a red or white heat, as to prevent the ball from entering the piece; it is found, however, that the windage is still sufficient for loading with facility. These red-hot balls are principally used to fire wooden buildings, ships, and other combustible matter. They are therefore much used as a projectile for coast defence, and all fortifications on the seaboard should be provided ...

— Elements of Military Art and Science • Henry Wager Halleck

... missed him by about one point windage. When'd ye leave? Last night? I bet he's there by now. Gee! Where'd ye git them girls? And who's this guy? Great gosh! Is he the Raposy? Wal, for ...

— The Pathless Trail • Arthur O. (Arthur Olney) Friel

... show you how to raise or lower your rear sight, change your windage to the right or left, and note the effect on the striking point of the bullet in each case. In general terms these ...

— The Plattsburg Manual - A Handbook for Military Training • O.O. Ellis and E.B. Garey

... the British shot, and some of the older ones, about 9 per cent. The average is safe to take at 7 per cent. less, and I shall throughout make this allowance for ocean cruisers. The deficit was sometimes owing to windage, but more often the shot was of full size but defective in density. The effect of this can be gathered from the following quotation from the work of a British artillerist: "The greater the density of shot of like calibres, projected with equal velocity and elevation, the greater the range, accuracy, ...

— The Naval War of 1812 • Theodore Roosevelt