gable end

gable end

n

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) the end wall of a building on the side which is topped by a gable

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gable end - the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof gable, 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"