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eaves

NOUN
overhang
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All the candidates want to improve on California’s Safer from Wildfires program that offers modest discounts for homeowners who install closed eaves and take other measures to make their homes wildfire resistant.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Around the base of the vents, he found a family of rodents and their droppings, along with gaping holes under the eaves of the roofline that allowed them inside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

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

Eventually he finds the woman under the eaves of her cottage, a sign on her door reading "People Live Here".

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

All day the icicles fell one by one from the eaves with soft smashing and crackling sounds in the snowbanks beneath.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder




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