Definitions for gableˈgeɪ bəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ga•bleˈgeɪ bəl(n.)
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.
Category: Architecture
a decorative architectural feature suggesting a triangular gable.
Category: Architecture
Also called ga′ble wall`. a wall topped by a gable.
Category: Architecture
Origin of gable:
1325–75; ME < OF (of Gmc orig.); c. ON gafl; cf. OE gafol, geafel a fork
ga′ble•like`(adj.)
Ga•bleˈgeɪ bəl(n.)
(William) Clark, 1901–60, U.S. film actor.
Category: Biography
Princeton's WordNet
gable, gable end, gable wall(noun)
the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof
Gable, Clark Gable, William Clark Gable(noun)
United States film actor (1901-1960)
Wiktionary
gable(Noun)
The triangular area of external wall adjacent to two meeting sloped roofs.
Webster Dictionary
Gable(noun)
a cable
Gable(noun)
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
Gable(noun)
the end wall of a building, as distinguished from the front or rear side
Gable(noun)
a decorative member having the shape of a triangular gable, such as that above a Gothic arch in a doorway
Translations for gable
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
gable(noun)
the triangular part of the side wall of a building between the sloping parts of the roof.
- gewelAfrikaans
- سَقْف هَرَميArabic
- фронтонBulgarian
- frontãoPortuguese (BR)
- štítCzech
- der GiebelGerman
- gavlDanish
- αέτωμαGreek
- aguilónSpanish
- (katuse)viilEstonian
- سه گوشی ساختمانFarsi
- päätykolmioFinnish
- pignonFrench
- גַמלוֹןHebrew
- त्रिअंकी छतHindi
- zabatCroatian
- oromfalHungarian
- menonjolIndonesian
- húsgaflIcelandic
- timpanoItalian
- 切り妻Japanese
- 박공, 합각Korean
- skliautasLithuanian
- frontonsLatvian
- gabelMalay
- gevelspitsDutch
- gavlNorwegian
- szczytPolish
- سه گوشی ساختمانPersian
- درې غوږى كونج، دبام مثلث ډوله كونج، سو نګه ياڅوكهPashto
- empenaPortuguese
- pinionRomanian
- фронтонRussian
- štít, tympanónSlovak
- zatrepSlovenian
- zabatSerbian
- gavelSwedish
- หลังคาหน้าจั่วThai
- üçgen çatının ön duvarıTurkish
- 尖屋頂兩端的三角牆Chinese (Trad.)
- гребінь дахуUkrainian
- ڈھالو چھت کا اوپری تکونا سراUrdu
- đầu hồiVietnamese
- 尖顶屋两端的山型墙Chinese (Simp.)
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