eaves
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At the new Palisades house, the roof and siding are fire-resistant, and the eaves are closed to prevent sparks from entering.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025
Sprinklers under the eaves are designed to go off automatically when a fire approaches, dampening the exterior of the house and surrounding area.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025
Eventually he finds the woman under the eaves of her cottage, a sign on her door reading "People Live Here".
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025
But if a house was built with fire-prevention in mind, with defensible space, fire-resistant materials, enclosed eaves and mesh coverings over vents, in some cases, it served as a shield for the houses downwind.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025
It was in a room under the eaves that Vincent slept, and Theo, too, when he was old enough, the two brothers in a bed under the eaves, their heads together.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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