backset

Example Sentences

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One key measurement is the backset: the distance from the edge of the door to the center of the handle.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2019

He did a good job protecting the backset and blocking shots.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2012

This was certainly a big "backset," and one they had not dreamed of.

From No Moss The Career of a Rolling Stone by Castlemon, Harry

The passing of each day under the new conditions which Zura's coming had brought about marked for both of us either a decided growth or a complete backset.

From The House of the Misty Star A Romance of Youth and Hope and Love in Old Japan by Little, Frances, [pseud.]

"There is no possible chance for any backset this time," said the lieutenant.

From No Moss The Career of a Rolling Stone by Castlemon, Harry