sweepbacks

/ˈswipˌbæks/
noun
  1. Plural of sweepback; multiple instances of wing angles on aircraft, or multiple aircraft with such wings.
    • The museum displayed several vintage planes with different sweepbacks.
    • Modern fighters have sharper sweepbacks than older models.
    • The engineers compared the sweepbacks of various designs to find the optimal one.
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