eave

American  

[eev] / iv /

noun

1. Usually eaves the overhanging lower edge of a roof.

2. Often eaves the overhanging edge of anything, as a hat.

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Other Word Forms

• eaved adjective
• uneaved adjective

Etymology

Origin of eave

before 1000; Middle English eves, Old English efes; cognate with Old High German obisa, Gothic ubizwa hall; above, over

Example Sentences

An additional Hungarian team of 15-20 rescuers will eave Hungary on Thursday evening on a military plane provided by the government and arrive at the rescue site on Friday morning, Kovacs said.

From Washington Times • Sep. 7, 2023

And cross blocking between those supports should be installed at least every four to six feet as rafters rise from eave to ridge; walls more than six feet high also need cross supports.

From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2022

Over the last two decades, Mike Madrid has battled Democrats, Republicans, Donald Trump and a pesky family of squirrels that assumed residence in the eave of his Midtown Sacramento home.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2022

The Google Nest Cam is designed to be installed on a wall rather than under an eave.

From The Verge • Nov. 14, 2021

The first-aid box and the radio and the wire threaded out the window and through the eave.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr