sweepback

S1W4E1E1P3B3A1C3K5
/ˈswiːpbæk/

noun

The rearward angle of the leading edge of a wing, or airfoil.

Scrabble 22
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounsweepback (plural sweepbacks)

plural sweepbacks

  1. The rearward angle of the leading edge of a wing, or airfoil.

Origin

From sweep + back.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

sweepback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweepback

MLA

“sweepback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweepback. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sweepback,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweepback.

Source: sweepback on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.