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Compensate For Lateral Drift Crossword Clue

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40%8 Settings used to compensate for the drift caused by wind
noun

• the retarding force of air friction on a moving object

• the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the surface of the bore of the gun

• exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance)

• the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind

38%6 The lateral drift of a ship or an aeroplane; or, elbow-room
noun

• (of a ship or plane) sideways drift

• a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

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New York Times16 Oct 1993 Down 19 MAKEUPLEEWAY
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