What does sweptback mean?
Sweptback means (of an aircraft wing) Angled backwards from its attachment to the fuselage..
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(of an aircraft wing) Angled backwards from its attachment to the fuselage..
Use sweptback when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sweptback means (of an aircraft wing) Angled backwards from its attachment to the fuselage..
Common synonyms include backward, swept, backswept.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use sweptback where its definition matches the intended context.
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