gable (redirected from Gables)

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.

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[Middle English gable, gavel, from Norman French gable (perhaps of Celtic origin) and from Old Norse gafl; see ghebh-el- in Indo-European roots.]

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gabled adj.

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gable

Noun

the triangular upper part of a wall between the sloping ends of a ridged roof [probably from Old Norse gafl]

gabled adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gable - the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof gable end, gable wall 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.	Gable - United States film actor (1901-1960) Clark Gable, William Clark Gable

Translations

gable [ˈgeɪbl] n → aguilón m

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gable [ˈgeɪbl] n → pignon m

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gable [ˈgeɪbl] n → Giebel m

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gable [ˈgeɪbl] n → frontone m