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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.

Origin of gable roof

First recorded in 1840–50

Also called pitched roof.

Related formsga·ble-roofed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for gable roof

Historical Examples of gable roof

They nested in their old corner under the eaves of Caspar's gable-roof.
Fifty-Two Stories For Girls
Various
Turn the box bottom side up, and on it construct a gable-roof.
The Boy Craftsman
A. Neely Hall
It is two stories high, with a third story of attic chambers in the gable-roof.
Passages From The American Notebooks, Volume 2
Nathaniel Hawthorne