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sweptwing

[swept-wing]

adjective

Aeronautics.

  1. (of an aircraft, winged missile, etc.) having sweptback wings.

sweptwing

/ ˈɛˌɪŋ /

adjective

  1. (of an aircraft, winged missile, etc) having wings swept (usually) backwards

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of sweptwing1

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The B-1, with its adjustable sweptwing design, has been what the Air Force calls “the backbone of America’s long-range bomber force.”

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The sweptwing, four-engine jetliner would forever change how people travel and would make the world a bit smaller.

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