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swept wings

swept wings is the plural of swept wing.

Meaning of swept wing

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.

Questions about swept wings

What is swept wings the plural of?
Swept wings is the plural of swept wing.

Words near swept wings in the dictionary

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

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