ga·ble (g b l)n.1. a. The generally triangular section of wall at the end of a pitched roof, occupying the space between the two slopes of the roof. b. The whole end wall of a building or wing having a pitched roof. 2. A triangular, usually ornamental architectural section, as one above an arched door or window.
[Middle English gable, gavel, from Norman French gable (perhaps of Celtic origin) and from Old Norse gafl; see ghebh-el- in Indo-European roots.]
ga bled adj. |
gable Noun
the triangular upper part of a wall between the sloping ends of a ridged roof [probably from Old Norse gafl]
gabled adj
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| Noun | 1. | gable - the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roofbell gable - an extension of a gable that serves as a bell cote corbie gable - (architecture) a gable having corbie-steps or corbel steps pediment - a triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof wall - an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures" |
| 2. | Gable - United States film actor (1901-1960) |
Translations
gable [ˈgeɪbl] n →
aguilón m
gable [ˈgeɪbl] n →
pignon m
gable [ˈgeɪbl] n →
Giebel m
gable [ˈgeɪbl] n →
frontone m