Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swept wing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables: swep-t wing
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wing that is angled backwards (or, occasionally, forwards) from its point of attachment to the fuselage, so that the wingtip is located further aft or forward than the wing root.

adj

Alternative form of sweptwing.

Inflected Forms

swept wings (plural)

Questions

What does swept wing mean?: A wing that is angled backwards (or, occasionally, forwards) from its point of attachment to the fuselage, so that the wingtip is located further aft or forward than the wing root.

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