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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of backswept1

First recorded in 1915–20; back 2 + swept

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