gable roof
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of gable roof
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Her “chief feline officer” orange tabby Serena enjoys a black gable roof catio connected by a 30-foot elevated tunnel to a wall cat door in her dining room.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2023
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
A very popular crate has been the so-called "dog-house," with a gable roof such as is actually used on dog-houses.
From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.
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