💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sweepback"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| downsweepnoun | A downward sweep or curve. |
| sweepnoun | A single action of sweeping. |
| switchbacknoun | (by extension) (chiefly Canada, US, road transport) A sharp bend in a path or road which causes a traveller to almost reverse their direction of travel, especially one of a series of such bends on an incline; a hairpin bend; also a path or road having such a series of bends. |
| slatnoun | A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic. |
| droop snootnoun | An aeroplane nose which tends to lower or which can be lowered. |
| sweeplinenoun | Alternative form of sweep line. [(mathematics) A line that sweeps over a plane or surface and interacts with points therein] |
| swoopingverb | The motion of something that swoops. |
| skidnoun | An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle. |
| laybacknoun | (surfing) A surf maneuver where the upright surfer leans back against the wave. |
| swept pathnoun | The envelope swept out by the sides of the vehicle body, or any other part of the structure of the vehicle. |
| tailspeednoun | The speed of a tailwind |
| betanoun | (computing, video games) (uncountable) The phase of development after alpha testing and before launch, in which software, while not complete, has been released to potential users for testing. |
| undersweepnoun | A dance move where one leg is swept horizontally under the other. |
| kickoutnoun | (soccer) A kick made by the goalkeeper from the goal area. |
| sawbacknoun | (often attributive) A back (dorsal, spinal, or spinelike aspect) that is a saw or is sawlike in form, as: |
| tailspinnoun | (figuratively) Any sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline. |
| whipstallnoun | A stall of an aircraft in near-vertical climb, followed by slip-back, before the nose turns toward the ground, sometimes an intentional stunt. |
| tailslidenoun | Any of several maneuvers, of a car, skateboard etc., in which the rear moves faster than the front. |
| sideswipenoun | A blow with the side of something, such as the side of car that is changing lanes incautiously. |
| upsweepnoun | A hairstyle where most of the hair is fastened into place at the top of the head. |
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