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eave

/iːv/

/iv/

eavenoun

eaves

/iːv/

/iv/

Translations

The birds built a nest under the eave of the house.

Птицы свили гнездо под карнизом дома.

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

/iːv/

/iv/

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

Definitions

Situated at, forming, or pertaining to an eave.

The builder measured the eave height before ordering additional trusses.