swept-back

A form of sweptback — Angled backwards from its attachment to the fuselage.

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Meanings

adjectiveswept-back (comparative more swept-back, superlative most swept-back)

comparative more swept-back · superlative most swept-back

  1. alternativeAlternative form of sweptback.

    The leading end bodywork of the driver's cab is formed of a single fibreglass moulding and is in a modern styling with swept-back roofline and wrap-round windscreen.

    1960 September, “Inter-city diesel units for the Hull-Liverpool service of the N.E.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 559
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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