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   Set·back

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   noun

   • 1. a reversal or check in progress: "a serious setback for the peace process"
   • 2. a plain, flat offset in a wall.
   • 3. the distance by which a building or part of a building is set back from the property line: North American "they had to get permission to overlap the city's setback lines"

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   What is the meaning of setbacks?

   • Define setbacks. setbacks synonyms, setbacks pronunciation, setbacks translation, English dictionary definition of setbacks. n. 1. An unanticipated or sudden check in progress; a change from better to worse. 2. a. A steplike recession in a wall. Also called setoff . b. Setbacks - definition of setbacks by The Free Dictionary

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   What is a setback in architecture?

   • 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. A nightly setback of your home thermostats can save a great deal of fuel.

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   What does it mean if a move is a setback?

   • A setback is an event that delays your progress or reverses some of the progress that you have made. The move represents a setback for the Middle East peace process. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   What is a setback for the Middle East peace process?

   • 1. The move represents a setback for the Middle East peace process. The by-election result is being interpreted as a serious setback for the government. 2. She was recovering well, but then she had a setback. Collins English Dictionary.

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   4 days ago · noun. 1. a check to progress; a reverse or defeat. The new law was a setback. 2.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. 3.