Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
swept-back
adjective
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A fractional rig is set on a Proctor spar with swept-back spreaders.
▪ The Delta employs the same principle with its reflex on the swept-back tips.
▪ Thomas Sachs stood to one side of her, his blue eyes bright beneath the shock of white, swept-back hair.
Usage examples of "swept-back".
Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8, both four-engine aircraft with swept-back wings, were convincing passengers that jets could be safe, fast, and even economical.
Patches here and there on the tubelike body and broad swept-back wings show where repairs have been made over the years.
Delacroix carefully readjusted her huge pastel yellow hat with its swept-back veil of lace.
Once the team had tethered itself together and begun drifting aft of the shuttle's stubby, swept-back wings—propelled by the reaction pistol their leader accepted from Kamanov, who helped her plug the rabbit-eared device into her backpack—the letters would be legible.