windage

(noun)

noun

1. the retarding force of air friction on a moving object

Definition categories: phenomenon, drag

2. the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the surface of the bore of the gun

Definition categories: attribute, diam, diameter

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

Definition categories: attribute, exposure

4. the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind

Definition categories: attribute, bending, deflection, deflexion