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Uncommonsetbacks
The correct spelling is setbacks.
How to pronounce setbacks
noun
Say it like: Set-bak-s
The correct spelling is setbacks. An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, blow (an adverse event which retards or prevents progress towards a desired outcome) For example: "After some initial setbacks, the expedition went safely on its way."
Usage Examples
“After some initial setbacks, the expedition went safely on its way.”
“Setbacks were initially used for structural reasons, but now are often mandated by land use codes.”
Definition
noun
- 1.An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, blow (an adverse event which retards or prevents progress towards a desired outcome)
- 2.The required distance between a structure and a road.
- 3.A step-like recession in a wall.
- 4.An offset to the temperature setting of a thermostat to cover a period when more or less heating is required than usual.
- 5.(possibly obsolete) A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy.
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