sweptwing
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of sweptwing
Example Sentences
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Of the roughly 750 B-52’s originally built, the Air Force is still flying about 75 of the sweptwing, eight-engine H-model planes.
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2017
The Israelis have captured, virtually intact, a sweptwing, Soviet-made Sukhoi-7, the basic Soviet tactical attack aircraft.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was an intense, high-pitched roar from the twin jets as the sweptwing, silver-and-blue plane rolled to a stop.
From Time Magazine Archive
The city was laid out in the shape of a sweptwing airliner by Planner Lucio Costa, and studded with Architect Oscar Niemeyer's starkly modern structures of concrete, glass, marble and steel.
From Time Magazine Archive
But this dodge has its disadvantages too: at the speeds of landing and takeoff, sweptwing ships are hard to handle.
From Time Magazine Archive
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