[ usually passive ] to place sth, especially a building, at a distance from sth :
The house is set well back from the road.
[ usually passive ] to place sth, especially a building, at a distance from sth :
The house is set well back from the road.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005