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gable roof

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noun

a roof sloping downward in two parts at an angle from a central ridge, so as to leave a gable at each end.

Also called pitched roof.

Origin of gable roof

First recorded in 1840–50

OTHER WORDS FROM gable roof

ga·ble-roofed, adjective

Words nearby gable roof

gabfest, gabion, gabionade, gable, gable end, gable roof, gable window, gabled, gablet, gabo, gabon

Example sentences from the Web for gable roof

It is two stories high, with a third story of attic chambers in the gable-roof.

Passages From The American Notebooks, Volume 2 |Nathaniel Hawthorne
They nested in their old corner under the eaves of Caspar's gable-roof.

Fifty-Two Stories For Girls |Various
Turn the box bottom side up, and on it construct a gable-roof.

The Boy Craftsman |A. Neely Hall