sweptback

Definitions of sweptback
  1. adjective
    (especially of aircraft wings) angled rearward from the point of attachment
    “aircraft with sweptback wings”
    synonyms:
    swept
    possessing sweep
  2. adjective
    used of hair
    synonyms: backswept
    backward
    directed or facing toward the back or rear
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