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Gable
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Ga·ble  (gbl), (William) Clark 1901-1960.
American actor who received an Academy Award for his performance in It Happened One Night (1934).

ga·ble  (gbl)
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.]

gabled 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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Gablegable - the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof
bell 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.GableGable - United States film actor (1901-1960)
Translations
gable [ˈgeɪbl] naguilón m

gable [ˈgeɪbl] npignon m

gable [ˈgeɪbl] nGiebel m

gable [ˈgeɪbl] nfrontone m

gable
n gable [ˈgeibl]
the triangular part of the side wall of a building between the sloping parts of the roof. gewel سَقْف هَرَمي фронтон štít gavl der Giebel αέτωμα aguilón (katuse)viil سه گوشی ساختمان pääty(kolmio) pignon גַמלוֹן त्रिअंकी छत zabat oromfal menonjol húsgafl timpano 切り妻 박공 skliautas frontons gabel gevelspits gavl szczyt empena pinion фронтон štít, tympanón zatrep zabat gavel หลังคาหน้าจั่ว üçgen çatının ön duvarı 尖頂屋兩端的山型牆 гребінь даху ڈھالو چھت کا اوپری تکونا سرا đầu hồi
adj gabled
a gabled roof. gegewelde مَسْقوف بِسَقْفٍ هَرَمي стена с фронтон sedlový med gavl; gavl- Giebel-... με αετώματα de dos aguas, de caballete viil- سه گوش harja-, harjakattoinen à pignon(s) בַּעָל גַמלוֹן त्रिअंकी वाला sa zabatom nyeregtetős beratap menonjol með gafli eða göflum a due spioventi 切り妻造りの 박공이 있는 dvišlaitis slīps gabel met med gavl(er), gavlet ze szczytami com empena/de...? cu vârf tri­unghiular двускатный sedlový na zatrep koji je na zabat gavelförsedd มีลักษณะเป็นจั่ว üçgen çatılı, sivri tepelikli 有山牆的 гостроверхий تکونی ڈھالو چھت کی دیوار سے متعلق có đầu hồi


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