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unswept

unswept

7.9
With wings that do not slant backward, like older fighter planes
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈswɛpt/
  • Specialized
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  • The aircraft was designed with an unswept wing to enhance its stability during low-speed maneuvers.
  • unswept wing

Examples

  • For aerodynamic efficiency, the engineers opted for an unswept wing configuration that improved lift at slower speeds.

  • The orbiter, which looked like a rounded and overweight X-15, had straight and unswept wings and would continue the climb to orbit.

    Academic text (2011)

  • During testing, the unswept wings of the new plane proved effective in maintaining control during turbulence.

Synonyms

unskewed
vsunswept
1 6.0

Not tilted or changed to help one side

is specific to a lack of backward slant often describing aircraft wings

Antonyms

swept
  • Specialized
6.5

A wing that slants backward to help a plane fly faster

Surface Forms

unswept positive

Morphology

unswept = swept (semi-transparent) = un + swept

Morphologically clear as 'un-' + 'swept', but the sense 'swept' = 'having a backward slant' is a specialized technical usage that may not be known to average learners.

Etymology

Unswept also breaks into un- 'not' and sweep 'to move or push back', and in planes a 'swept' wing slants backward, so an unswept wing is one that does not slant back.