swing-wing

[ swing-wing ]

adjective

1. (of an airplane) having wings whose horizontal angle to the fuselage centerline can be adjusted fore and aft to optimize aerodynamic performance at widely differing speeds.

swing-wing

adjective

1. of or relating to a variable-geometry aircraft

noun

1. 1. such an aircraft
   2. either wing of such an aircraft

Word History and Origins

Origin of swing-wing¹

First recorded in 1965–70