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

If you find anything that will enable me to give that gentleman a financial backset I’ll see that you get a handsome reward.

From The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man by Flagg, James Montgomery

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

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