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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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Etymology

Origin of gable roof

First recorded in 1840–50

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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

In a field appeared the solitary farm house, with its steep gable roof and an open barn by the road side tempted him to rest a moment.

From The Children of the World by Paul Heyse

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