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sweptback

[ swept-bak ]

adjective

, Aeronautics.
  1. (of the leading edge of an airfoil) forming a markedly obtuse angle with the fuselage.
  2. (of an aircraft or winged missile) having wings of this type.

sweptback

/ ˈswɛptˌbæk /

adjective

  1. (of an aircraft wing) having leading edge and trailing edges inclined backwards towards the rear of the fuselage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sweptback1

First recorded in 1915–20; adj. use of verb phrase swept back

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