setback
[ set-bak ]
/ ˈsɛtˌbæk /
noun
a check to progress; a reverse or defeat: The new law was a setback.
Architecture.
a recession of the upper part of a building from the building line, as to lighten the structure or to permit a desired amount of light and air to reach ground level at the foot of the building.
an act or instance of setting back: A nightly setback of your home thermostats can save a great deal of fuel.
Also set-back.
a downward temperature adjustment of a thermostat, especially performed automatically, as by a timer.
Origin of setback
First recorded in 1665–75; noun use of verb phrase
set back
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Definition for setback (2 of 2)
set-back
[ set-bak ]
/ ˈsɛtˌbæk /
noun
Surveying.
the interval by which a chain or tape exceeds the length being measured.
Origin of set-back
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