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Definition of
swept-back adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
swept-back
adjective
adjective
[
only before noun
]
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1
(
of an aircraft wing
)
pointing backward
2
(
of hair
)
pulled back from your face
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swept-back
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swept-back
Nearby words
swelter
verb
swept
swept-back
adjective
swerve
verb
swift
adjective