1
: the lower border of a roof that overhangs the wall
—usually used in plural
2
: a projecting edge (as of a hill)
—usually used in plural
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Give houseplants a summer vacation by putting them outside under the shady branches of a tree or under protective eaves.
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Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
Squirrels may come in under the eaves, gable vent, behind chimneys, where rooflines intersect, or between the soffit board and the rain gutter.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2025
Her organization helps bats across Italy, but it’s headquartered in Rome, where at least nine species of bats gobble mosquitos and other insects each night and tuck into the eaves of buildings by day.
—Krista Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2025
With a cantilevered roof and exaggerated overhanging eaves, the building is a brick and concrete ode to the utterly flat beauty of the open plains.
—AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
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Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
Squirrels may come in under the eaves, gable vent, behind chimneys, where rooflines intersect, or between the soffit board and the rain gutter.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2025
Her organization helps bats across Italy, but it’s headquartered in Rome, where at least nine species of bats gobble mosquitos and other insects each night and tuck into the eaves of buildings by day.
—Krista Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2025
With a cantilevered roof and exaggerated overhanging eaves, the building is a brick and concrete ode to the utterly flat beauty of the open plains.
—AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
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“Eave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eave. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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eave
noun
: the lower edge of a roof that sticks out beyond the wall of a building
—usually used in plural
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