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eaves

/iːvz/

/ivz/

eavesnoun

eaves

Translations

avant-toitArchitecture ; le mot est souvent employé au pluriel en anglais.

Birds often build their nests under the eaves of the house.

Les oiseaux construisent souvent leurs nids sous les avant-toits de la maison.

Definitions

The part of a roof that meets or overhangs the walls of a building.

Birds often build their nests under the eaves of the house.

Synonyms

roof edge

eavenoun

eaves

/iːv/

/iv/

Translations

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

roof edge

eaveadjective

Definitions

Situated at, forming, or pertaining to an eave.

The builder measured the eave height before ordering additional trusses.