upsweep

English

noun
Definitions
  • An upward sweep or curve.
  • (swimming) The upward motion of a swimmer's arm.
  • A hairstyle where most of the hair is fastened into place at the top of the head.
  • (oceanography) The unidentified sound detected on the American NOAA's equatorial autonomous hydrophone arrays, consisting of a long train of narrow-band upsweeping sounds of several seconds in duration.

Etymology

Prefix from English sweep (rowing style in which each rower has only one oar and rows on one side).

Origin

English

sweep

Gloss

rowing style in which each rower has only one oar and rows on one side

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