swept
adjective
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Definition of swept
: slanted backward
Examples of swept in a Sentence
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The result would become the F-86 Sabre, a swept-wing beauty that dominated the skies over Korea. — Daniel Ford, WSJ, "‘Chasing the Demon’ Review: Boom Times for Jet Pilots," 27 July 2018 The aircraft also appears built for speed, with an aerodynamic swept-wing configuration. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Is This China’s Stealth Bomber?," 9 Apr. 2018 With a highly-swept delta wing, the long and slender plane removes protruding parts by using a camera system to give the pilot outside views, as his natural view will be limited. — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, "NASA Picks Lockheed Martin to Make Low-Boom Supersonic X-Plane," 3 Apr. 2018 Blake Griffin, Oklahoma Swept national player of the year awards in 2009 after averaging 23 points and 14 rebounds. — Jesse Newell, kansascity.com, "Let’s rank stuff: KU jerseys, games at Allen Fieldhouse," 2 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'swept.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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