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SETOFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does setoff mean?
• SETOFF (noun)
The noun SETOFF has 1 sense:
1. structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
Familiarity information: SETOFF used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("setoff" is a kind of...):
construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)
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