gable roof

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noun

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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Also called pitched roof.

Origin of gable roof

First recorded in 1840–50

OTHER WORDS FROM gable roof

ga·ble-roofed, adjective

Words nearby gable roof

gabfest, gabion, gabionade, gable, gable end, gable roof, gable window, gabled, gablet, gabo, gabon
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