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eaves  (vz)

pl.n.

The projecting overhang at the lower edge of a roof.

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[Middle English eves, from Old English efes; see upo in Indo-European roots.]

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eaves [iːvz]

pl n

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) the edge of a roof that projects beyond the wall

[Old English efes; related to Gothic ubizwa porch, Greek hupsos height]

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eaves - Its etymological meaning is "going over the edge, projecting."

See also related terms for projecting.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

eaves - the overhang at the lower edge of a roof overhang - projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else roof - a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

Translations

eaves [iːvz] NPL → alero msing

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eaves [ˈiːvz] npl → avant-toit m

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eaves

pl → Dachvorsprung m

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eaves [ˈiːvz] npl → gronda sg

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eaves

n pl eaves [iːvz]

the edge of the roof sticking out beyond the wall There are birds nesting under the eaves. dak حافَّة السَّطْح стряха okap tagskæg überhängende Dachkante γείσο στέγης alero katuseräästas لبه بام؛ سایه انداز räystäs avant-toit כַּרכּוֹב הַגָג ओरी streha eresz talang þakskegg grondaia のき (집의) 처마 pastogė dzega cucur atap dakrand takskjegg okap beiral streaşină карниз odkvap strešni napušč streha takskägg ชายคาบ้าน saçak 屋簷 карниз; звис آگے نکلی ہوئی چھت کا نچلا حصہ mái hiên 屋檐