swept
adjectiveverbcommon in dialogue
- Canada//swɛpt//
- Australia//swept//
Cleared of mines (explosive devices).
adjective
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Cleared of mines (explosive devices).
Having survived the seemingly-random attacks through the day, and now under the cover of night, the Germans seem to have a clear run to safety. However, back when the route became clear thanks to the Enigma intercepts, Bomber Command had laid more mines in the swept channel. And now, along comes Gneisenau!
verb
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Also a form of sweepsimple past and past participle of sweep
sweets · Confectionery, candy.swell · To become larger, fuller, or rounder, or expand in size or…swelling · The state of being swollen.
swept · Cleared of mines (explosive devices).
swift · Fast; quick; rapid.Swift · A surname transferred from the nickname, originally a…swiftly · In a swift manner; quickly; with quick motion or velocity;…