swept wing

English

Noun

swept wing (plural swept wings)

  1. (aviation) 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.

Adjective

swept wing (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of sweptwing.
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