adj. angled backwards from its attachment to the fuselage
adj. backswept
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adj. (especially of aircraft wings) angled rearward from the point of attachment
adj. used of hair
Word Usage
"The broad-shouldered man, with dark sweptback hair, was wearing a slick suit, its color a blue just the regal side of navy and therefore suggestive of a uniform."