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eave

/iːv/

/iv/

Translations

eavenoun

eaves

/iːv/

/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.

Additional translations

sailliePar extension, pour une avancée ou un rebord en saillie ressemblant à un avant-toit.

Synonyms

roof edge

eaveadjective

/iːv/

/iv/

Used attributively to denote position, measurement, or features located at or relating to an eave.

Additional translations

d’avant-toitRare ; emploi technique en architecture.

eavenoun

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.

eaveadjective

Situated at, forming, or pertaining to an eave.

The builder measured the eave height before ordering additional trusses.