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 Definitions of sweptback  [ˈswɛptˈbæk]  

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Definition of 'sweptback' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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

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

Etymology:  (1915–20)

Definition of 'sweptback' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) sweptback
(especially of aircraft wings) angled rearward from the point of attachment
"aircraft with sweptback wings"

2. (adj) backswept, sweptback
used of hair

'sweptback' - Nearby Entries  

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