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Definition of Inswept
1. a. Narrowed at the forward end; -- said of an automobile frame when the side members are closer together at the forward end than at the rear.
Definition of Inswept
1. narrowed in front [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inswept
Literary usage of Inswept
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gasoline Automobile: Its Design and Construction by Peter Martin Heldt (1917)
"Several designs of frame bars inswept in front arc shown in Fig. 319A. In design
A the inner edge of the flange runs parallel with the longitudinal axis of ..."
2. The Gasoline Automobile: Its Design and Construction by Peter Martin Heldt (1918)
"Several designs of frame bars inswept in front are shown in Fig. 319A. ...
inswept FRAME REINFORCED. Fig. 320 shows side views of four types of side rails, ..."
3. Motor Truck Design and Construction by Clemens Thomas Schaefer (1919)
"DeKalb Pressed Steel Frame inswept at Rear. and form braces at the points of
spring anchorage to the side rails. The extreme rigidity of this construction ..."
4. Motor Truck Design and Construction by Clemens Thomas Schaefer (1919)
"DeKalb Pressed Steel Frame inswept at Rear. and form braces at the points of
spring anchorage to the side rails. The extreme rigidity of this construction ..."
5. A Dictionary of Automobile Terms by Albert L. Clough (1913)
"The narrowing of the frame forward enables the steering wheels to be turned
through a PART OF inswept FRAME, greater angle without striking SHOWING ..."