swept-back

English

Adjective

swept-back (comparative more swept-back, superlative most swept-back)

1. Alternative form of sweptback
   • 1960 September, “Inter-city diesel units for the Hull-Liverpool service of the N.E.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 559:

     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.

References

• “swept-back”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.