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Kentucky windage
Noun
US
slang
uncountable
usually
Japanese Meaning
銃撃において、風や標的の動きに合わせるため、照準器の調整ではなく、標的の水平位置に狙いを付けることで補正を行う手法（USの俗語）。
（ plural ）
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(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.
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Kentucky windage
Facing a strong crosswind, she applied Kentucky windage and deliberately aimed at a point to the right of the target to compensate.
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Facing a strong crosswind, she applied Kentucky windage and deliberately aimed at a point to the right of the target to compensate.
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