set-back

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set-back - structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly

setoff, offset

structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"

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