Chalet vs. Overhanging — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Chalet and Overhanging
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Chalet
A chalet (pronounced in British English; in American English usually ), also called Swiss chalet, is a type of building or house, typical of the Alpine region in Europe. It is made of wood, with a heavy, gently sloping roof and wide, well-supported eaves set at right angles to the front of the house.
Overhanging
To project or extend over
Trees that overhang the stream.
Chalet
A wooden dwelling with a low-pitched roof and wide eaves, common in Alpine regions.
Overhanging
To loom over
The threat of nuclear war overhangs modern society.
Chalet
A cottage or lodge built in this style.
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Overhanging
To project over something
In the shadow where the balcony overhangs.
Chalet
The hut of a herder in the Swiss Alps.
Overhanging
A projecting part, such as an architectural structure or a rock formation.
Chalet
An alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves.
Overhanging
An amount of projection
An overhang of six inches.
Chalet
A herdsman's hut in the mountains of Switzerland.
Chalets are summer huts for the Swiss herdsmen.
Overhanging
(Nautical) The part of a bow or stern that projects over the water.
Chalet
A summer cottage or country house in the Swiss mountains; any country house built in the style of the Swiss cottages.
Overhanging
An excess of supply or capacity
An unusually warm winter created an overhang in oil stocks.
Chalet
A Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style
Overhanging
Present participle of overhang
Overhanging
(architecture) overhang
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