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Kentucky windage
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English
Etymology
Derived from marksmen using the Kentucky rifle.
Pronunciation
en En-au-Kentucky windage.ogg AU
Noun
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en US slang An adjustment made by a shooter to correct for wind (or motion of the target) by aiming at a point horizontal to the target's position in the sight rather than by adjusting the sight to compensate.
en Tennessee windage
en windage#Noun < adjustment#Noun correction#Noun
en Arkansas elevation
Related terms
en Kentucky rifle