Definitions for backsweptˈbækˌswɛpt

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

back•sweptˈbækˌswɛpt(adj.)

  1. slanting backward or away from the front.

  2. Category: Aeronautics

    Ref: sweptback .

Origin of backswept:

1915–20

Princeton's WordNet

  1. backswept, sweptback(adj)

    used of hair

Wiktionary

  1. backswept(Adjective)

    Swept back.


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