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inswept

inswept adjective: narrowed at the forward end; said of an automobile frame when the side members are closer together at the forward end than at the rear.

Adjective

inswept (not comparable)

  1. Narrowed at the forward end; said of an automobile frame when the side members are closer together at the forward end than at the rear.

Origin of inswept

From in- + swept.

Questions about inswept

What does inswept mean?
Inswept means narrowed at the forward end; said of an automobile frame when the side members are closer together at the forward end than at the rear.
What part of speech is inswept?
Inswept is an adjective.

Words near inswept in the dictionary

  1. inswathes
  2. inswathing
  3. insweep
  4. insweeping
  5. insweeps
  6. inswept
  7. inswing
  8. inswinger
  9. inswingers
  10. inswinging
  11. inswings

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