windage
- Noun. (automotive) Drag on the crankshaft caused by oil splashing out of the sump when rotating at high speeds.
- Noun. (context, ballistics) The difference in diameter between the bore of a firearm and the shot.
- Noun. (context, ballistics) Horizontal adjustment of the sight of a firearm.
- Noun. (medicine, dated) A contusion caused by a projectile that does not enter the skin, due to either compressed air or a glancing blow.
- Noun. (chiefly, nautical) Exposure to the wind.
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