swept-back

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English

Adjective

swept-back (comparative more swept-back, superlative most swept-back)

  1. Alternative form of sweptback
    • 1960 September, “Inter-city diesel units for the Hull-Liverpool service of the N.E.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 559:
      The leading end bodywork of the driver's cab is formed of a single fibreglass moulding and is in a modern styling with swept-back roofline and wrap-round windscreen.

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