Main Entry: set·back

Pronunciation: \ˈset-ˌbak\

Function: noun

Date: 1674

1 : a checking of progress
2 : defeat, reverse
3 : ⁴pitch 7
4 : a placing of a face of a building on a line some distance to the rear of the building line or of the wall below; also : the area produced by a setback
5 : automatic scheduled adjustment to a lower temperature setting of a thermostat
6 : the distance of a structure or other feature (as a well or septic system) from the property line or other feature