sweptback
[ swept-bak ]
/ ˈswɛptˈbæk /
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adjective Aeronautics.
(of the leading edge of an airfoil) forming a markedly obtuse angle with the fuselage.
(of an aircraft or winged missile) having wings of this type.
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Origin of sweptback
First recorded in 1915–20; adj. use of verb phrase swept back
Words nearby sweptback
swelter, sweltering, sweltry, Swenson, swept, sweptback, swept volume, sweptwing, swerve, sweven, Sweyn
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British Dictionary definitions for sweptback
sweptback
/ (ˈswɛptˌbæk) /
adjective
(of an aircraft wing) having leading edge and trailing edges inclined backwards towards the rear of the fuselage
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