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Noun Concept

Categories: Urban studies and planning terminology, Articles with short description, Architectural elements, Real property law

set-back setoff offset setback

Structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly WordNet 3.0

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Structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A setback, in the specific sense of a step-back, is a step-like form of a wall or other building frontage, also termed a recession or recessed story. Wikipedia

Making upper storeys of a high-rise building further back than the lower ones for aesthetic, structural, or land-use restriction reasons Wikipedia Disambiguation

A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering or upper surface of a part built out from it; a set-off. Wiktionary

A step-like recession in a wall. Wiktionary

Setbacks were initially used for structural reasons, but now are often mandated by land use codes. Wiktionary

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structure

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offset

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

set-back, setoff, offset

Wikipedia

setback (architecture)

Wikidata

setback

Wiktionary

offset, setback

Wikipedia Redirections

Building setback, Building Setback, step-back