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sweep

 
 
/swiːp/ noun [C]

Translation

MOVEMENT a long movement
uzun bir hareket
[usually singular] With a sweep of his arm, he gestured towards the garden.1592
CURVE something shaped in a long curve
kavis; eğrilik
a long sweep of sandy beach → See also chimney sweep16261393
(Definition of sweep noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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