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gable roof

American  

noun

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


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Etymology

Origin of gable roof

First recorded in 1840–50


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Her “chief feline officer” orange tabby Serena enjoys a black gable roof catio connected by a 30-foot elevated tunnel to a wall cat door in her dining room.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 24, 2023

That is where they built their current Colonial-style home with a gable roof and hardwood floors, three bedrooms and four full baths, according to local property records.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 2023

Todd Brunner buys this home, with three upstairs bedrooms and a steep, gable roof, in the spring of 2003.

From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2022

Spare logs were used to fill in its gable roof and replace others that were rotted or damaged.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 17, 2018

A splendid example of the gable roof or pedimental porch more typical of Philadelphia architecture is that at Upsala.

From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Frank Cousins

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