eaves

UK
/iːvz/
US
/ivz/

Translations

eavesnoun
eaves
pl
Rainwater dripped from the eaves onto the ground.
Дождевая вода капала со свеса на землю.
The birds built their nest under the eaves of the house.
Птицы свили гнездо под карнизом дома.
Additional translations
Synonyms
eavenoun

eaves

pl

eaves
pl
UK
/iːv/
US
/iv/
The birds built a nest under the eave of the house.
Птицы свили гнездо под карнизом дома.
Synonyms

Definitions

eavesnoun
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.
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.