gable
noun
the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof.
gables
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pluralof gable.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Inspired by cinema setpieces and centuries-old European cottages, architects designed playful homes with turrets and gables on the outside and nooks and crannies on the inside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
These furry creatures are a familiar sight, known to roost in chimneys and in the gables of old churches.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 20, 2023
The firm’s towers almost never had flat tops; instead, they had pyramids or domes or lanterns or gables or, sometimes, a combination of them all.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
Successive Greek governments have lobbied for the return of the British Museum’s share of the works, which include statues from the Parthenon’s pediments - the all-marble building’s gables.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 3, 2022
I had had in the meantime more opportunity to observe the house; it was taller than it was broad, comprising four floors, with ivy covering much of the front right up to the gables.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
