Kentucky windage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

En-au-Kentucky windage.ogg

Word forms

Kentucky windage Kentucky windages

Etymology

Derived from marksmen using the Kentucky rifle.

Related words

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