"sweptback" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-sweptback.wav [US] Forms: more sweptback [comparative], most sweptback [superlative]
Etymology: swept + back Etymology templates: {{compound|en|swept|back}} swept + back Head templates: {{en-adj}} sweptback (comparative more sweptback, superlative most sweptback)
  1. (of an aircraft wing) Angled backwards from its attachment to the fuselage. Translations (of an aircraft wing): à flèche inversée (French)
    Sense id: en-sweptback-en-adj-gvVekY9v Disambiguation of 'of an aircraft wing': 100 0
  2. (of a hairstyle) Backswept.
    Sense id: en-sweptback-en-adj-pUONN6~k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: swept-back

Alternative forms

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