eaves

🇺🇸 /iːvz/ 🇬🇧 /iːvz/
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The part of a roof that hangs over the side of a house to help keep rain off the walls.

The birds built their nest in the corner of the eaves.

translation

n. The part of a roof that hangs over the side of a house to help keep rain off the walls.

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Plural eavess