swing-back

noun

A device for adjusting the plate-holder of a camera to any desired angle.

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Meanings

nounswing-back (plural swing-backs)

plural swing-backs · alternative swingback

  1. historicalartsA device for adjusting the plate-holder of a camera to any desired angle.
adjectiveswing-back (not comparable)

alternative swingback

  1. not comparableDesignating a type of step ladder that hinges into an A shape, with steps on both sides but no platform at the top.

Origin

Deverbal from swing back.

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APA

swing-back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swing-back

MLA

“swing-back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swing-back. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swing-back,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swing-back.

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