gable end

American  

noun

1. an end wall bearing a gable.

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gable end British  

noun

1. the end wall of a building on the side which is topped by a gable

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Other Word Forms

• gable-ended adjective

Etymology

Origin of gable end

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50

Example Sentences

You can get motorized lifts with large articulating arms that allow you to safely paint that tall gable end on your home or reach a difficult sidewall above a steep roof.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2022

The newly-built house was severely damaged with beds and other household items hanging from the gable end.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2018

Michael recounted the story in his funeral address, and not long afterwards a large mural by the graffiti artist Maser appeared on the gable end of a house in Dublin.

From The Guardian • Jun. 30, 2018

Four bedrooms, three baths, 4,300 square feet; 12-over-12 windows, original Federal-style woodwork, chevron pattern stoneworks, paired gable end chimneys, stone foundation, two stone outbuildings, spring-fed pond.

From Washington Times • Aug. 27, 2015

Before I follow, I stop at the gable end of a bombed-out block to wait for my little brother.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell