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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Other Word Forms

• gable-roofed adjective

Etymology

Origin of gable roof

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

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

From Seattle Times

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

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

Some have gable roofs; others have mansard roofs.

From Washington Post

But lately Ms. Stern has taken to shooting gable roofs, gravestones, treetops, and fish-clutching birds of prey in a washed-out and gentle black and white that makes me think of charcoal rubbings.

From New York Times