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swept-back en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of sweptback.
    alt of sweptback
    • The leading end bodywork of the driver's cab is formed of a single fibreglass moulding and is in a modern styling with swept-back roofline and wrap-round windscreen. 1960 September, “Inter-city diesel units for the Hull-Liverpool service of the N.E.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 559:

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more swept-back Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most swept-back Degree=Sup lexicographic