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  • 1Swept wing — A swept wing is a wing planform common on high speed aircraft, with the wing swept back instead of being set at right angles to the fuselage. This is a useful drag reducing measure for aircraft flying just below the speed of sound. Forward sweep… …

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  • 2Swept — Sweep Sweep, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swept}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sweeping}.] [OE. swepen; akin to AS. sw[=a]pan. See {Swoop}, v. i.] 1. To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc.; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for… …

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  • 3sweep along — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms sweep along : present tense I/you/we/they sweep along he/she/it sweeps along present participle sweeping along past tense swept along past participle swept along sweep someone along if something sweeps you… …

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  • 4sweep along — ˌsweep a ˈlong [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they sweep along he/she/it sweeps along present participle sweeping along past tense swept along …

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  • 5be swept away — be swept along, get carried away (physically or emotionally) …

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  • 6sweep somebody along — ˌsweep sb aˈlong/aˈway derived usually passive to make sb very interested or involved in sth, especially in a way that makes them forget everything else • They were swept along by the force of their emotions. Main entry: ↑sweepderived …

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  • 7Danger Along the Ohio —   Author(s) Patricia Willis …

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  • 8sweep — sweep1 W3S3 [swi:p] v past tense and past participle swept [swept] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clean something)¦ 2¦(push something somewhere)¦ 3¦(push somebody/something with force)¦ 4¦(group moves)¦ 5¦(wind/waves etc)¦ 6¦(become popular)¦ 7¦(feeling)¦… …

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  • 9sweep — 1 /swi:p/ verb past tense and past participle swept /swept/ 1 CLEAN STH (T) to clean the dust, dirt etc from the floor or ground using a special brush: Bert swept the path in front of the house. | Sweep the floor clean for me please. 2 PUSH STH… …

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  • 10sweep — [[t]swi͟ːp[/t]] ♦♦♦ sweeps, sweeping, swept 1) VERB If you sweep an area of floor or ground, you push dirt or rubbish off it using a brush with a long handle. [V n] The owner of the store was sweeping his floor when I walked in... [V n prep/adv]… …

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