gable roof
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- gable-roofed adjective
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
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
The one-story structure featured a wood-shingled gable roof and whitewashed brick stack chimney.
From Washington Times • Feb. 4, 2017
The wide, gable roof sloped down to the stud of the first floor, giving but little room in the chambers above.
From Remodeled Farmhouses by Northend, Mary H.
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