eave
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An additional Hungarian team of 15-20 rescuers will eave Hungary on Thursday evening on a military plane provided by the government and arrive at the rescue site on Friday morning, Kovacs said.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
And cross blocking between those supports should be installed at least every four to six feet as rafters rise from eave to ridge; walls more than six feet high also need cross supports.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 19, 2022
Over the last two decades, Mike Madrid has battled Democrats, Republicans, Donald Trump and a pesky family of squirrels that assumed residence in the eave of his Midtown Sacramento home.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2022
The power cable, motion sensor, and microphone visible here are designed to go under the camera, but when mounting under an eave they sit sideways.
From The Verge ● Nov. 14, 2021
In a eave near the house, the opening so small that Tally had to crawl inside on her belly, David showed her the cache of gear his parents had tended for twenty years.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
The auctioneers said the ruined property has intact walls to eaves level, as well as two ruined cottages, a smithy and old shop.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
“Immediately noticeable were the sagging eaves, the multitude of leaks from the roof, the dried out, splintered mahogany and the battered exterior woodwork, which had suffered seven decades of winds from the Sound.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
The heat risk in a studio apartment under the eaves with no through air -- windows on just one side for example -- was a negative point for Camille Couturier during a viewing with Denke.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Around the base of the vents, he found a family of rodents and their droppings, along with gaping holes under the eaves of the roofline that allowed them inside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Then suddenly, as before under the eaves of the Emyn Muil, Sam saw these two rivals with other vision.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
