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Windage Common

Origin: French suffix -age

Windage has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the retarding force of air friction on a moving object

2

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

3

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

4

the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind

5

Drag on the crankshaft caused by oil splashing out of the sump when rotating at high speeds.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
drag diameter exposure deflection
Rhyming Words
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