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
"He's backset and foreset," she said in a low tone.
From The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance by Caine, Hall, Sir
Each crew must accept the backset of its accidents.
From Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America
The backset to his ambition made him more sleepless than ever, bringing on frequent attacks of asthma.
From The Faith Doctor A Story of New York by Eggleston, Edward
