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windage

/ˈwɪn.dɪdʒ/

Übersetzung: Substantiv, das die bremsende Kraft der Luftreibung auf einen bewegten Körper, den Spielraum zwischen Geschoss und Rohr bei glattläufigen Waffen, die Windeinwirkung (etwa ein dem Wind ausgesetzter Teil des Schiffsrumpfs) oder die durch Wind verursachte Abweichung eines Geschosses bezeichnet.

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noun

C2formalcommon/ˈwɪn.dɪdʒ/

A noun referring to the retarding force of air friction on a moving object, the space between a projectile and the bore of a smoothbore gun, exposure to the wind (such as the part of a vessel's hull causing wind resistance), or the deflection of a projectile due to wind effects.

  • 🇩🇪Substantiv, das die bremsende Kraft der Luftreibung auf einen bewegten Körper, den Spielraum zwischen Geschoss und Rohr bei glattläufigen Waffen, die Windeinwirkung (etwa ein dem Wind ausgesetzter Teil des Schiffsrumpfs) oder die durch Wind verursachte Abweichung eines Geschosses bezeichnet.
  1. Air friction on a moving object C2 formal technical

    The retarding force caused by air friction acting on an object as it moves through the atmosphere.

    • The engineers calculated the windage to improve the car's fuel efficiency.
    • Windage significantly affects the trajectory of a long-range bullet.
    • High-speed trains are designed to minimize windage resistance.

    🇩🇪Luftwiderstand

    Synonyme: drag

  2. Space in a gun bore C2 formal technical

    The gap between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the inner surface of the gun barrel.

    • The windage in the cannon allowed for easier loading but reduced accuracy.
    • Smoothbore muskets had significant windage, making them less precise.
    • Modern firearms minimize windage to improve projectile stability.

    🇩🇪Spiel im Kanonenrohr

    Synonyme: clearancewind

  3. Exposure to the wind C2 formal technical

    The part of a vessel's hull that is exposed to the wind, contributing to wind resistance.

    • The ship's windage caused it to drift off course during the storm.
    • Sailors adjusted the sails to compensate for the vessel's windage.
    • The hull's windage was reduced by lowering the deck height.

    🇩🇪Windangriffsfläche

  4. Wind deflection of a projectile C2 formal technical

    The deviation of a projectile's path caused by the effects of wind.

    • The sniper accounted for windage when aiming at the distant target.
    • Windage adjustments are crucial for accurate long-range shooting.
    • The artillery crew calculated the windage before firing the shell.

    🇩🇪Windabdrift

    Synonyme: drift

  • windages plural form
  • windages' possessive plural form
  • windage's possessive singular form