sweptback
[ swept-bak ]
/ ˈswɛptˈbæk /
adjective Aeronautics.
(of the leading edge of an airfoil) forming a markedly obtuse angle with the fuselage.
(of an aircraft or winged missile) having wings of this type.
Origin of sweptback
First recorded in 1915–20; adj. use of verb phrase
swept back
Words nearby sweptback
sweltering,
sweltry,
swenson,
swept,
swept volume,
sweptback,
sweptwing,
swerve,
sweven,
sweyn,
swff
British Dictionary definitions for sweptback
sweptback
/ (ˈswɛptˌbæk) /
adjective
(of an aircraft wing) having leading edge and trailing edges inclined backwards towards the rear of the fuselage