sweptback

[ swept-bak ]

adjectiveAeronautics.
  1. (of the leading edge of an airfoil) forming a markedly obtuse angle with the fuselage.

  2. (of an aircraft or winged missile) having wings of this type.

Origin of sweptback

1
First recorded in 1915–20; adj. use of verb phrase swept back

Words Nearby sweptback

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British Dictionary definitions for sweptback

sweptback

/ (ˈswɛptˌbæk) /


adjective
  1. (of an aircraft wing) having leading edge and trailing edges inclined backwards towards the rear of the fuselage

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