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windage
noun(wind-age)
the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the surface of the bore
windage
noun(wind-age)
the difference between the diameter of the bore of a muzzle-loading rifled cannon and that of the projectile cylinder
windage
noun(wind-age)
the amount of sight deflection necessary to compensate for wind displacement in aiming a gun

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