1
: a pivoting back for some cameras that allows the film or plateholder to be tilted for correcting or distorting the perspective in a photograph or for shifting the focal plane so as to bring oblique objects into focus
2
: swayback of lambs
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plural -s
: a movement of reaction (such as a return to favor or influence of a political party)
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“Swingback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swingback. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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