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مسافة ارتداد

English translation: setback distance

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Arabic term or phrase:مسافة ارتداد
English translation:setback distance
Entered by: Ruth Braine

10:06 May 17, 2011
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Arabic term or phrase: مسافة ارتداد
From an item of Kuwaiti legislation on regulations for fire safety:

تكون مسافة ارتداد المباني عن بعضها أو عن حدود العقار مناسبة لنوع البناء
Ruth Braine
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:43
setback distance
Explanation:
The distance between a building, fence, etc and the road.
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Anneliese Garvie
Local time: 19:43
Grading comment
Many thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2Setback /setout
Moodi
4 +1distance between buildings
Liliane Hatem
5Each building shall have a clearance that .......
Ahmad Hamdy
4Distance of rebound.
Morano El-Kholy
4separation distance
Muhammad Atallah
4setback distance
Anneliese Garvie


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
distance between buildings


Explanation:
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Liliane Hatem
Lebanon
Local time: 21:43
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 12

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agree  Nadia Ayoub
19 mins
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Distance of rebound.


Explanation:
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Morano El-Kholy
Egypt
Local time: 20:43
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 10
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
separation distance


Explanation:
The separation distance between buildings

Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Local time: 20:43
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PRO pts in category: 36
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
setback distance


Explanation:
The distance between a building, fence, etc and the road.


    Reference: http://placeways.com/support/s360webhelp4-1/Decision_Tools/B...
Anneliese Garvie
Local time: 19:43
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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Many thanks
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Setback /setout


Explanation:
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Note added at 31 mins (2011-05-17 10:38:18 GMT)
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Setbacks between buildings or from the property line shall be appropriate to the building type.

http://www.rivertoncity.com/government.or0819section12290.ht...

Moodi
Local time: 21:43
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 141

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agree  ghassan al-Alem
2 hrs
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agree  TargamaT team
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Each building shall have a clearance that .......


Explanation:


Ahmad Hamdy
Local time: 21:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
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