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 Definitions of gable  [ˈgeɪ bəl]  

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Definition of 'gable' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) gable
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.  gable
a decorative architectural feature suggesting a triangular gable.

3.  gable
Also called gable wall. a wall topped by a gable.

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


Definition of 'gable' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) gable, gable end, gable wall
the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof

2. (noun) Gable, Clark Gable, William Clark Gable
United States film actor (1901-1960)


Definition of 'gable' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) gable
a cable

2. (noun) gable
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

3. (noun) gable
the end wall of a building, as distinguished from the front or rear side

4. (noun) gable
a decorative member having the shape of a triangular gable, such as that above a Gothic arch in a doorway


Translation of 'gable' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

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

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: gewel Arabic flag Arabic: سَقْف هَرَمي Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: фронтон
Brazilian flag Brazilian: frontão Czech flag Czech: štít German flag German: der Giebel
Danish flag Danish: gavl Greek flag Greek: αέτωμα Spanish flag Spanish: aguilón
Estonian flag Estonian: (katuse)viil Farsi flag Farsi: سه گوشی ساختمان Finnish flag Finnish: päätykolmio
French flag French: pignon Hebrew flag Hebrew: גַמלוֹן Hindi flag Hindi: त्रिअंकी छत
Croatian flag Croatian: zabat Hungarian flag Hungarian: oromfal Indonesian flag Indonesian: menonjol
Icelandic flag Icelandic: húsgafl Italian flag Italian: timpano Japanese flag Japanese: 切り妻
Korean flag Korean: 박공, 합각 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: skliautas Latvian flag Latvian: frontons
Malay flag Malay: gabel Dutch flag Dutch: gevelspits Norwegian flag Norwegian: gavl
Polish flag Polish: szczyt Persian flag Persian: سه گوشی ساختمان Pashto flag Pashto: درې غوږى كونج، دبام مثلث
Portuguese flag Portuguese: empena Romanian flag Romanian: pinion Russian flag Russian: фронтон
Slovak flag Slovak: štít, tympanón Slovenian flag Slovenian: zatrep Serbian flag Serbian: zabat
Swedish flag Swedish: gavel Thai flag Thai: หลังคาหน้าจั่ว Turkish flag Turkish: üçgen çatının ön duvarı
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 尖屋頂兩端的三角牆 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: гребінь даху Urdu flag Urdu: ڈھالو چھت کا اوپری تکونا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: đầu hồi Chinese flag Chinese: 尖顶屋两端的山型墙

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