windage

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.

• 🇨🇳指空气对运动物体的摩擦阻滞力，也指炮弹与滑膛炮炮膛之间的游隙、风的影响（如船体受风面产生阻力），或风引起的弹道偏差。

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.

   🇨🇳空气阻力

   同义词: 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.

   🇨🇳炮膛间隙

   同义词: 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.

   🇨🇳受风面积

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.

   🇨🇳风偏

   同义词: drift

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