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Definition of Setbacks
1. setback [n] - See also: setback
Lexicographical Neighbors of Setbacks
Literary usage of Setbacks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Law of City Planning and Zoning by Frank Backus Williams (1922)
"CHAPTER V STREETS—setbacks—TRAFFIC REGULATIONS Streets.—The previous consideration
of various details in the planning of a city, and the law applicable to ..."
2. The Law of City Planning and Zoning by Frank Backus Williams (1922)
"CHAPTER V STREETS— setbacks— TRAFFIC REGULATIONS Streets. — The previous
consideration of various details in the planning of a city, and the law applicable ..."
3. The Study of City Government: An Outline of the Problems of Municipal by Delos Franklin Wilcox (1897)
"It is not probable that the recent setbacks which civil service reform seems to
have experienced in Chicago and New York will be permanent. ..."
4. Thomas Gibson's Market Letters for 1907 by Thomas Gibson (1908)
"... and averaged in the event of further setbacks. WEEKLY LETTER. The movement of
stock prices during September was limited to an unusually narrow range and ..."
5. Coastal Construction Manual: Prin. & Practices of Planning, Siting, Design ...by Christopher Jones by Christopher Jones (2001)
"... to the land: deep lots, generous setbacks, and avoidance of dune areas should
afford protection against erosion and flood events for years to come. ..."
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