gable roof
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of gable roof
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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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
Mr. Yantrasast removed the low ceiling to expose the gable roof and create a soaring space.
From New York Times ● May 18, 2017
They must needs retain some image of the Greek temple; but the Greek temple was all of one height, a low gable roof being borne on ranges of equal pillars.
From The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) by Ruskin, John
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