swing-wing

[swing-wing]

adjective

(of an airplane) having wings whose horizontal angle to the fuselage centerline can be adjusted fore and aft to optimize aerodynamic performance at widely differing speeds.

Origin of swing-wing

First recorded in 1965–70

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British Dictionary definitions for swing-wing

swing-wing

adjective

of or relating to a variable-geometry aircraft

noun

1. such an aircraft
2. either wing of such an aircraft

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