SET-BACK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does set-back mean? 

• SET-BACK (noun)
  The noun SET-BACK has 1 sense:

1. structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly

  Familiarity information: SET-BACK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SET-BACK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

offset; set-back; setoff

Hypernyms ("set-back" is a kind of...):

construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)

 Context examples 

What did it matter? Only a set-back, a delay.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)