windage

English Thesaurus

1. the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	bending, deflection, deflexion,
definition	:	the property of being bent or deflected (noun.attribute)

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

hypernym	:	exposure,
definition	:	vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain (noun.attribute)

3. the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the surface of the bore of the gun (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	diam, diameter,
definition	:	the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference (noun.attribute)

4. the retarding force of air friction on a moving object (noun.phenomenon)

hypernym	:	drag, retarding force,
definition	:	the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid (noun.phenomenon)