noun
- the part of a roof that meets or overhangs the walls of a building
Usage: usually used in plural as ‘eaves’
Examples
- Icicles hung from the eaves of the old house.
- The birds built their nest under the eaves.
- Rain dripped steadily from the eaves onto the ground below.
- We installed gutters along the eaves to collect rainwater.
- The eaves provided shelter from the afternoon sun.
- Snow accumulated on the eaves during the winter storm.