(of windage)
11windage — noun the air resistance of a moving object or the force of the wind on a stationary object. ↘the effect of the wind in deflecting a missile …
12windage — wind·age …
13windage — /ˈwɪndɪdʒ/ (say windij) noun 1. the influence of the wind in deflecting a missile. 2. the amount of such deflection. 3. the amount of movement of a gun sight necessary to compensate for this deflection. 4. a difference between the diameter of a… …
14windage — n. deflection of projectile by the wind …
15windage — n. 1 the friction of air against the moving part of a machine. 2 a the effect of the wind in deflecting a missile. b an allowance for this. 3 the difference between the diameter of a gun s bore and its projectile, allowing the escape of gas …
16kentucky windage — noun Usage: usually capitalized K Etymology: Kentucky (rifle) : a windage correction made by aiming a firearm to the right or left of the target rather than by adjustment of the sights * * * Slang. a method of correcting for windage, gravity, etc …
17Kentucky windage — Slang. a method of correcting for windage, gravity, etc., by aiming a weapon to one side of the target instead of by adjusting the sights. * * * …
18Kentucky windage — noun An adjustment made by a shooter to correct for wind (or motion of the target) by aiming at a point horizontal to the targets position in the sight rather than by adjusting the sight to compensate …
19Cooling tower — Natural draft wet cooling hyperboloid towers at Didcot Power Station, UK …
20Iron sight — Sight picture through iron sights of an H K MP5 submachine gun. The annular shroud around the front post sight is aligned with the rear peep sight to ensure the weapon is properly trained. Iron sights are a system of shaped alignment markers… …
