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

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.]

Of course such a backset could not long deter Percy from flying.

From The Airplane Boys among the Clouds or, Young Aviators in a Wreck by Langworthy, John Luther

"You will have one little backset," said Earl.

From The Hindered Hand or, The Reign of the Repressionist by Bell, Robert E.