Meanings
adjectivesweptback (comparative more sweptback, superlative most sweptback)
comparative more sweptback · superlative most sweptback · alternative swept-back
- Angled backwards from its attachment to the fuselage.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(especially of aircraft wings) angled rearward from the point of attachment
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Origin
Translations
French à flèche inversée
- à flèche inverséeof an aircraft wing
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APA
sweptback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweptback
MLA
“sweptback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweptback. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sweptback,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweptback.
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