backswept

[ bak-swept ]

adjective

1. slanting backward or away from the front.
2. Aeronautics. sweptback.

backswept

/ ˈbækˌswɛpt /

adjective

1. slanting backwards
2. another word for sweptback

Word History and Origins

Origin of backswept¹

First recorded in 1915–20; back ² + swept