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sweptwing

[ swept-wing ]
/ ˈswɛptˌwɪŋ /
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adjective Aeronautics.
(of an aircraft, winged missile, etc.) having sweptback wings.
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Origin of sweptwing

swept(back) + wing

Words nearby sweptwing

sweltry, Swenson, swept, sweptback, swept volume, sweptwing, swerve, sweven, Sweyn, SWFF, S.W.G.
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British Dictionary definitions for sweptwing

sweptwing
/ (ˈswɛptˌwɪŋ) /
adjective
(of an aircraft, winged missile, etc) having wings swept (usually) backwards
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