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windage::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | wind deflection |
| Type of | deflection, deflexion, bending |
windage::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | wind exposure |
| Type of | exposure |
windage::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | retarding force, drag |
Examples of windage
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Remove biminis, sails, and dodgers to reduce windage and line strain.
From the inrich.com
When windage is accounted for the calculations become more complex.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Mostly, dad provides yardage, windage and perspective.
From the thenewstribune.com
The higher-end models have windage and elevation marks, and a bow-fishing model uses fletchless arrows.
From the newsobserver.com
Windage adjustment is done by the armory before issue.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Adjusting for some patriotic windage and unedited repetitions, Ambrose's latest rouser is also on the mark.
From the time.com
Windage which plays a significant role, the effect increasing with wind speed or the distance of the shot.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Like Alinghi, the bows are designed to slice through the waves rather than ride over them, reducing windage.
From the freep.com
The rear sight can be adjusted for windage as it has a degree of lateral movement in the dovetail it is mounted in.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- 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)
- The deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind
- Windage is a force created on an object by friction when there is relative movement between air and the object.
- The amount of a boat, sail or other object that the wind can push on.
- The adjustment of the bow sight or the pin on the bow sight to allow for the wind deflecting the arrow.
- Wind resistance of the boat.
- Windage is generally reckoned as the difference between the diameters of bore and shot; more correctly, it is the difference between their cross-sectional areas.
