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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

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

She said she felt pressured into agreeing to having her roof re-done and paid a total of £5,500, only for the original contractor to send his son instead, who left work in the eaves incomplete.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 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

Fire hardening includes measures such as cutting back brush, installing fire resistant roofs and closing eaves to resist fire embers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026

Min was washing his hands in a basin under the eaves when Tree-ear reached the back yard.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park


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