Definitions for windages

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windages wind·age

Spelling: [win-dij]

IPA: /ˈwɪn dɪdʒ/

Windages is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 372 anagrams from letters in windages (adeginsw).

Definitions for windages

noun

1. the influence of the wind in deflecting a missile.
2. the amount of such deflection.
3. the degree to which a gunsight must be adjusted to correct for windage.
4. a difference between the diameter of a projectile and that of the gun bore, for the escape of gas and the prevention of friction.
5. Nautical. that portion of a vessel's surface upon which the wind acts.
6. Machinery. friction between a rotor and the air within its casing, as in an electric generator.
7. Electricity. the resisting influence of air against the rotating armature of a dynamo, creating a power loss.

Origin of windages

First recorded in 1700-10; wind¹ + -age

Examples for windages

Then look at the windage chart and see just how much windage you must take.

Changes in the line of sight are made by changing the elevation and windage.

Captain Porter fell, stunned by the windage of a shot, but got to his feet unaided.

I have to make allowance for his folly,—a sort of windage, which is not dishonest.

The roots still held, while the tree had been shorn of its windage.

windage in the English gun of 1750 was about 20 percent greater than in French pieces.

windage—as used here, the difference between the diameter of the shot and the diameter of the bore.

The allowance for windage was absurdly large, and it was consequently a matter of chance in what direction a bullet would go.

Hech mon, ye'll neever Hit us that gait,—ye're no allowin' for windage!

Therefore 1/4 to 1/2 windage into the sun (right in this case) should be taken to overcome this.