sweepback
[ sweep-bak ]
nounAeronautics.
the shape of, or the angle formed by, an airplane wing or other airfoil the leading or trailing edge of which slopes backward from the fuselage.
Origin of sweepback
1First recorded in 1915–20; noun use of verb phrase sweep back
Words Nearby sweepback
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British Dictionary definitions for sweepback
sweepback
/ (ˈswiːpˌbæk) /
noun
the rearward inclination of a component or surface, such as an aircraft wing, fin, etc
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