Examples of 'windage' in a sentence
Meaning of "windage"
Windage (noun): the effect of the wind on a moving object, such as a projectile or vehicle, causing it to be deflected from its intended course
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- Drag on the crankshaft caused by oil splashing out of the sump when rotating at high speeds.
- The difference in diameter between the bore of a firearm and the shot.
- Horizontal adjustment of the sight of a firearm or bow.
- A contusion caused by a projectile that does not enter the skin, due to either compressed air or a glancing blow
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Additional windage would mean an earlier arrival.
Adjustment knob for reticle adjustment windage.
Vessels with large windage suffer most.
Reticle adjustment protective lens cap windage.
Windage maybe or sun glare.
Adjustments for both elevation and windage.
Elevation and windage no change.
The sight can also be corrected for windage.
Ovennolding will also reduce windage losses in the pump.
The rear sight can be adjusted for windage.
These are windage flags.
Leave a mite too much windage.
Windage and elevation.
The pistol has a rear sight windage adjustment.
The change in hull windage as the vessel heels is also important.
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The next engine will have a windage tray.
The features of windage along with elevation adjustment can be found.
The rear sight could also be adjusted for windage.
For the windage.
The rear sight can be adjusted in the field for windage.
Punch in the windage and the elevation you want and hit enter.
The subject invention relates to a windage tray for an engine.
Others used a sliding blade sight with an adjustment for windage.
This results in the rifles windage being accurate for the zeroed range only.
Salient rotors will be very noisy and with a lot of windage loss.
The main windage module development is done mainly at the action and presentation levels.
Mechanical losses are divided into bearing friction loss and windage loss.
An inventive windage tray is positioned between the crankshaft and the oil pan.
Another major factor that would have affected the shot was windage.
The rear sight is used for windage adjustment and to change the zero range.
Compact and lightweight luminaire for easy handling and installation with a low windage.
Holdover and windage readings are suggestions only based upon your input into the feature.
The rear sight can be adjusted for both windage and elevation.
Windage Wind resistance of the boat.
The principal feature of this new sight was a rack and pinion style windage adjustment.
Therefore, the windage can be dramatically reduced.
It is also practically immune to both windage and Coriolis force.
When windage is accounted for, the calculations become more complex.
The manufacturing practices introduced by the Carron Company reduced the windage considerably.
Watch your windage and remember, your rifle is like ajealous woman.
In the following, examples of the windage phenomenon are given.
Street isn't wide enough to correct for the windage.
Hence, windage is a similar problem for those shooting at either power in most instances.
The elevation was right, but the windage was wrong.
While windage and uncontrolled liquid losses are both uncontrollable, blowdown may be controllable.
Information about weight, power consumption and windage areas of the lighting.
In this state, the external lateral surface of the cable presents irregularities, giving a high windage.
Their reasoning, less weight up high and reduced windage offer better performance.
Generally, the inner clamp ring encloses the rotor bars to minimise windage.
For windage and elevation with 1 MOA click adjustment.
