ga·ble

(gā′bəl)

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.

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gable

(ˈɡeɪbəl)

1. (Architecture) the triangular upper part of a wall between the sloping ends of a pitched roof

2. (Architecture) a triangular ornamental feature in the form of a gable, esp as used over a door or window

3. (Architecture) the triangular wall on both ends of a gambrel roof

[C14: Old French gable, probably from Old Norse gafl; related to Old English geafol fork, Old High German gibil gable]

ˈgabled adj

ˈgable-ˌlike adj

Gable

(ˈɡeɪbəl)

(Biography) (William) Clark. 1901–60, US film actor. His films include It Happened One Night (1934), San Francisco (1936), Gone with the Wind (1939), Mogambo (1953), and The Misfits (1960)

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ga•ble

(ˈgeɪ bəl)

n.

1. the portion of the front or side of a building, usu. triangular in shape, enclosed by or masking the end of a roof that slopes downward from a central ridge.

2. a decorative architectural feature suggesting a triangular gable.

3. Also called ga′ble wall`. a wall topped by a gable.

[1325–75; Middle English < Old French (of Germanic orig.); c. Old Norse gafl; compare Old English gafol, geafel a fork]

ga′bled, adj.

ga′ble•like`, adj.

Ga•ble

(ˈgeɪ bəl)

n.

(William) Clark, 1901–60, U.S. film actor.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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

سَقْف هَرَمي

štít

gavl

oromfal

húsgafl

timpano

dvišlaitis

frontons

gavl

üçgen çatının ön duvarı

尖顶屋两端的山型墙

gable

[ˈgeɪbl]

A. N → aguilón m, gablete m

B. CPD gable end N → hastial m
gable roof N → tejado m de dos aguas

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gable

[ˈgeɪb^əl] n → pignon m

gable

n → Giebel m

gable

gable end

n → Giebelwand or -seite f

gable window

n → Giebelfenster nt

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gable

[ˈgeɪbl] n → frontone m

gable

(ˈgeibl) noun

the triangular part of the side wall of a building between the sloping parts of the roof.

ˈgabled adjective

a gabled roof.