having wings whose horizontal angle to the fuselage centerline can be adjusted fore and aft to optimize aerodynamic performance at widely differing speeds
Word origin
[1965–70]This word is first recorded in the period 1965–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Coriolis effect, T cell, double-book, no-fault, stun gun
Examples of 'swing-wing' in a sentence
swing-wing
Tiny 'swing-wing' doors angle up and forwards rather than open outwards.