eave

UK
/iːv/
US
/iv/

Übersetzungen

eavesubstantiv
eaves
Pl.
UK
/iːv/
US
/iv/
avant-toitArchitecture ; désigne le débord du toit au-dessus du mur.
The rainwater dripped steadily from the eave.
L’eau de pluie gouttait régulièrement de l’avant-toit.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
sailliePar extension, pour une avancée ou un rebord en saillie ressemblant à un avant-toit.
Synonyme
eaveadjektiv
UK
/iːv/
US
/iv/
Used attributively to denote position, measurement, or features located at or relating to an eave.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
d’avant-toitRare ; emploi technique en architecture.

Definitionen

eavesubstantiv
The part of a roof that meets or overhangs the walls of a building.
The rainwater dripped steadily from the eave, forming a small puddle on the ground below.
Any projecting edge or overhang resembling the edge of a roof.
The climbers took shelter beneath the rocky eave that jutted out above the path.
eaveadjektiv
Situated at, forming, or pertaining to an eave.
The builder measured the eave height before ordering additional trusses.