SETBACK


Meaning of SETBACK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈset-ˌbak ]

noun

Date: 1674

1. : a checking of progress

2. : defeat , reverse

3. : pitch IV,7

4. : a placing of a face of a building on a line some distance to the rear of the building line or of the wall below ; also : the area produced by a setback

5. : automatic scheduled adjustment to a lower temperature setting of a thermostat

6. : the distance of a structure or other feature (as a well or septic system) from the property line or other feature

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.