windage

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

windage
    n 1: the retarding force of air friction on a moving object
    2: the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the
       surface of the bore of the gun
    3: exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull
       which is responsible for wind resistance) [syn: {windage},
       {wind exposure}]
    4: the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of
       wind [syn: {windage}, {wind deflection}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Windage \Wind"age\, n. [From {Wind} air in motion.]
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   1. (Gun.) The difference between the diameter of the bore of
      a gun and that of the shot fired from it.
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   2. The sudden compression of the air caused by a projectile
      in passing close to another body.
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