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sweptback

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sweptback

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From swept + back.

adjective more sweptback · most sweptback · swept-back

  1. of an aircraft wing Angled backwards from its attachment to the fuselage.
  2. of a hairstyle Backswept.

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adj of an aircraft wing

Françaisà flèche inversée

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"sweptback." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sweptback. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sweptback. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sweptback

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"sweptback." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sweptback.

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@misc{sweptback_2026,
  title = {sweptback},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sweptback},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}