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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

Example Sentences

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Chicken barns have massive fans at each end of the gable roof.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

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

Nearly two centuries later, the simple white country house that he named Sandycombe Lodge, a narrow two-story edifice with a gable roof and one-story wings, has fallen into disrepair.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2016

The Robert Spencer House—Front View It was a typical fisherman's cottage, with a wide gable roof sloping down to the first story and four small rooms about a central chimney.

From Remodeled Farmhouses by Northend, Mary H.

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