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noun
Drag on the crankshaft caused by oil splashing out of the sump when rotating at high speeds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The difference in diameter between the bore of a firearm and the shot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: ballistics, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, politics, tools, war, weaponry
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Horizontal adjustment of the sight of a firearm or bow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: ballistics, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, politics, tools, war, weaponry
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
A contusion caused by a projectile that does not enter the skin, due to either compressed air or a glancing blow
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, uncountable, usually
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
Exposure to the wind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: wind deflection
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: deflection, deflexion, bending
noun
exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: wind exposure
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: exposure
noun
the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the surface of the bore of the gun
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: diameter, diam
noun
the retarding force of air friction on a moving object
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: drag, retarding force
History
From wind + -age.
