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eave

[eev] / iv /
NOUN
cornice
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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

An overhanging eave or a neighboring fence provides additional shelter from wind and rain.

From Seattle Times Feb. 18, 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

Under the eave of the porch our charge Methuselah screamed like a drowning man in his cage.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

As depicted in a finely detailed illustration by Mr. Thompson, long eaves hang over the house’s facade.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

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

It's reminiscent of a cooking wok or the upswept eaves of a Chinese temple.

From BBC Sep. 29, 2025

In contrast to the one that burned, the fire-protected house featured metal gutters, fiber cement siding, enclosed eaves, a metal fence, metal patio set of a table and chairs and cement pavers.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2025

A nimbus of mist surrounded every streetlight so that they looked like golden dandelion seed heads, and the drip of water from the eaves was unceasing as Coram and Sophonax walked slowly along the riverfront.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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