backswept

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back·swept

B0016100 (băk′swĕpt′)adj. Swept, angled, or slanting backward: a backswept hairstyle.

backswept

(ˈbækˌswɛpt) adj1. slanting backwards2. (Aeronautics) another word for sweptback

back•swept

(ˈbækˌswɛpt)

adj. 1. slanting backward or away from the front. 2. sweptback. [1915–20]

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Adj.

backswept - used of hair sweptbackbackward - directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view"

backswept

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swept back

Variable sweep back.A wing planform in which the tip of the leading edge of the wing is behind the root of the leading edge. Some combat aircraft have a variable sweepback to permit operations at various speeds. Also known as backswept.

backswept

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Synonyms for backswept

adj used of hair

Synonyms

sweptback

Related Words

backward

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