sweptback

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈswɛptˌbæk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(swept′bak′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
swept•back  (swept′bak′),USA pronunciation adj. [Aeron.]
  1. Aeronautics(of the leading edge of an airfoil) forming a markedly obtuse angle with the fuselage.
  2. Aeronautics(of an aircraft or winged missile) having wings of this type.
  • adjective, adjectival use of verb, verbal phrase swept back 1915–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sweptback /ˈswɛptˌbæk/ adj
  1. (of an aircraft wing) having leading edge and trailing edges inclined backwards towards the rear of the fuselage
'sweptback' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
delta wing - B-1 - backswept - sweptwing

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