English Explanatory Dictionary

swept wing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
adj
  1. Alternative form of sweptwing.

Word forms

swept wing swept wings
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