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Words with a similar base: windage

'windage'

[windage.n.01] as in: the retarding force of air friction on a moving object

'windage'

[windage.n.02] as in: the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the surface of the bore of the gun

'windage'

[windage.n.03] as in: exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance)

'windage'

[windage.n.04] as in: the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind

Origins

					windage (English)
├── -age (English)
│   └── -age (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│       └── -aticum (Latin)
└── wind (English)
    └── windan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))