Found 2 hits - Term: gable roof, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
gable \ga"ble\, n. oe. gable, gabil, f. gable, fr. ll. gabalum
front of a building, prob. of german or scand. origin; cf.
ohg. gibil, g. giebel gable, icel. gafl, goth. gibla
pinnacle; perh. akin to gr. ? head, and e. cephalic, or to g.
gabel fork, as. geafl, e. gaffle, l. gabalus a kind of
gallows. arch.
a the vertical triangular portion of the end of a building,
from the level of the cornice or eaves to the ridge of
the roof. also, a similar end when not triangular in
shape, as of a gambrel roof and the like. hence:
b the end wall of a building, as distinguished from the
front or rear side.
c a decorative member having the shape of a triangular
gable, such as that above a gothic arch in a doorway.
1913 webster
bell gable. see under bell.
gable roof, a double sloping roof which forms a gable at
each end.
gable wall. same as gable
b .
gable window, a window in a gable.
1913 webster
see also:
bell gable bell gable roof gable wall gable gable window
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
gable roof
n : a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
syn: saddle roof, saddleback, saddleback roof
see also:
saddle roof saddleback saddleback roof
Results 1 - 4 of 4 found about gable roof: Gable
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Gable, definition of term: Gable
gable_pag1.html Gable End
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Gable End, definition of term: Gable End
gable+end_pag1.html Hip Roof
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Hip Roof, definition of term: Hip Roof
hip+roof_pag1.html Gambrel Roof
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Gambrel Roof, definition of term: Gambrel Roof
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