Main Entry:

wind·age

Pronunciation:

\ˈwin-dij\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

¹wind

Date:

circa 1710

1 a: the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the surface of the bore b: the difference between the diameter of the bore of a muzzle-loading rifled cannon and that of the projectile cylinder2 a: the amount of sight deflection necessary to compensate for wind displacement in aiming a gun b (1): the influence of the wind in deflecting the course of a projectile (2): the amount of deflection due to the wind3: the surface exposed (as by a ship) to the wind