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Synonyms for backset


Grammar : Noun
Spell : bak-set
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbækˌsɛt



Définition of backset

  • noun setback
Example sentences :
  • This was certainly a big "backset," and one they had not dreamed of.
  • Extract from : « No Moss » by Harry Castlemon
  • "There is no possible chance for any backset this time," said the lieutenant.
  • Extract from : « No Moss » by Harry Castlemon
  • The backset to his ambition made him more sleepless than ever, bringing on frequent attacks of asthma.
  • Extract from : « The Faith Doctor » by Edward Eggleston
  • The water is backset by a mill-dam for two miles, forming a small lake.
  • Extract from : « Historic Waterways--Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers » by Reuben Gold Thwaites
  • Its backset, however, is caught in the yawning mouth of the race.
  • Extract from : « Historic Waterways--Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers » by Reuben Gold Thwaites
  • The rascals had had one backset, but this move seemed likely to more than make up for it.
  • Extract from : « Motor Matt's Daring Rescue » by Stanley R. Matthews
  • One pool, a backset, was known as the Idiot's Delight, because any one could catch fish there.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White

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