swing-wing

noun

A variable-sweep wing on an aircraft: a wing that can be set at any of two or more angles according to the current flight conditions (airspeed, mission, etc).

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Meanings

nounswing-wing (plural swing-wings)

plural swing-wings

  1. A variable-sweep wing on an aircraft: a wing that can be set at any of two or more angles according to the current flight conditions (airspeed, mission, etc).
  2. metonymicallyAn aircraft that has such wings.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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