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setback

B2 noun

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  1. trở ngại, bước lùi

    An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, or blow (an adverse event which slows down, or prevents progress towards a desired outcome).

    After some initial setbacks, the expedition went safely on its way.

  2. thất bại, cản trở

    Any adverse event, defeat, or impediment of progress.

    broadly

  3. khoảng lùi xây dựng

    The required distance between a structure and a road.

    us

  4. chỗ thụt vào của tường

    A step-like recession in a wall.

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

  5. điều chỉnh nhiệt độ bù

    An offset to the temperature setting of a thermostat to cover a period when more or less heating is required than usual.

    Fuel savings from thermostat setbacks have long been accepted as fact, but little documentation existed to support it.

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