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swept wing

swept wing noun: a wing that is angled backwards (or, occasionally, forwards) from its point of attachment to the fuselage, so that the wingtip is located further aft or forward than the wing root. Also the alternative form of sweptwing.

swept wing: a wing that is angled backwards (or, occasionally, forwards) from its point of attachment to the...
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Noun

swept wing (plural swept wings)

  1. A wing that is angled backwards (or, occasionally, forwards) from its point of attachment to the fuselage, so that the wingtip is located further aft or forward than the wing root.

Also used as

swept wing is also the alternative form of sweptwing.

Forms of swept wing

pluralswept wings

Questions about swept wing

What does swept wing mean?
Swept wing means a wing that is angled backwards (or, occasionally, forwards) from its point of attachment to the fuselage, so that the wingtip is located further aft or forward than the wing root.
What part of speech is swept wing?
Swept wing is a noun.
What is the plural of swept wing?
The plural of swept wing is swept wings.

Words near swept wing in the dictionary

  1. swept something under the rug
  2. swept the board
  3. swept the deck
  4. swept the floor with someone
  5. swept up
  6. swept wing
  7. swept wings
  8. swept-back
  9. swept-wing
  10. sweptback
  11. sweptwing

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