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Eave

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overhangnoun(transitive) To hang over (something).
troughsnounA long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.
eavesnoun(architecture) The underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building.
eavedHaving eaves (of a specified number or kind).
soffitnoun(architecture) The visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element.
roofnoun(architecture) The external covering at the top of a building.
gablenoun(architecture) The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches).
eavingnounThe eaves of a roof.
rooflinenounThe profile of a roof or a series of roofs.
purlinnounA longitudinal structural member bridging two or more rafters of a roof.
porchnoun(architecture) A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.
rafternoun(architecture) One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.
dormernoun(architecture) A room-like, roofed projection from a sloping roof.
parapetnounA low protective wall.
overhangingverb(architecture) Synonym of overhang.
porticonounA porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.
purlinsnounA longitudinal structural member bridging two or more rafters of a roof.
joistnounA piece of timber or steel laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.
cornicenoun(architecture) A horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls.
roofsnoun(architecture) The external covering at the top of a building.

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