Definition of "backset" []

• A setback or reversal. (noun)
• An eddy or countercurrent in water. (noun)

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• "One also has to consider that the last two weeks of the primaries will be over the holidays, when the hardcore campaigning will probably take a backset to more positive stuff."
• "And she was in the backset when one got out to go meet a friend out in an apartment complex."
• "Even if you have a backset of EDN, you will appreciate the current information and easy-to-use format."