windage

windage is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The difference between the diameter of the bore of a gun and that of the shot fired from it. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 14 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The difference between the diameter of the bore of a gun and that of the shot fired from it.
2. noun. The sudden compression of the air caused by a projectile in passing close to another body.
3. noun. the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind
4. noun. exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance)
5. noun. the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the surface of the bore of the gun
6. noun. the retarding force of air friction on a moving object

Common word forms

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Words from these letters

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