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

Outside, its low-sloped roof, wide eaves, textured wood and brick surfaces, and its shaded porch set behind broad overhangs are welcoming and human scaled.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

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

From BBC • Sep. 29, 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

That was how Ruth and I came to have our conversation under the eaves.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro