gable roof
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of gable roof
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Todd Brunner buys this home, with three upstairs bedrooms and a steep, gable roof, in the spring of 2003.
From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2022
Composite libraries are available with a composite arched or slanted roof, while wood libraries generally have a slanted metal shed roof or gable roof.
From Seattle Times ● May 18, 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
Close to the rukuba is a square building with thatched gable roof supported by two pillars.
From Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 by Wingate, F. R.
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