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Firearm vs Windage - What's the difference?

firearm | windage |

As nouns the difference between firearm and windage

is that firearm is a personal weapon that uses explosive powder to propel a metal (usually lead) projectile while windage is drag on the crankshaft caused by oil splashing out of the sump when rotating at high speeds.

firearm

English

(wikipedia firearm)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A personal weapon that uses explosive powder to propel a metal (usually lead) projectile.

    • Hyponyms

    * See .

    windage

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (automotive) Drag on the crankshaft caused by oil splashing out of the sump when rotating at high speeds.
  • (ballistics) The difference in diameter between the bore of a firearm and the shot
  • (ballistics) Horizontal adjustment of the sight of a firearm
  • (medicine, dated) A contusion caused by a projectile that does not enter the skin, due to either compressed air or a glancing blow
  • (chiefly, nautical) Exposure to the wind

    • See also

    *(wikipedia "windage")