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What (who) is gable roof - definition
gable
![Decorative gable roof at 176–178 St. John's Place between Sixth and Seventh Avenue in the [[Park Slope]] neighborhood of [[Brooklyn, New York City]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/176 & 178 St. John's Place Park Slope.jpg?width=200 "Decorative gable roof at 176–178 St. John's Place between Sixth and Seventh Avenue in the [[Park Slope]] neighborhood of [[Brooklyn, New York City]].")
![Side-gabled buildings in [[Bautzen]] in [[Saxony]], Germany](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bautzen - Hauptmarkt 08 ies.jpg?width=200 "Side-gabled buildings in [[Bautzen]] in [[Saxony]], Germany")
![[[Amiens Cathedral]] in northern France, showing three portals with wimperg and pinnacles and a [[rose window]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cathedral of Amiens front.jpg?width=200 "[[Amiens Cathedral]] in northern France, showing three portals with wimperg and pinnacles and a [[rose window]].")
![Front-gabled buildings in [[Tübingen]] in [[Baden-Württemberg]] in Germany](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tübingen Marktplatz 3.JPG?width=200 "Front-gabled buildings in [[Tübingen]] in [[Baden-Württemberg]] in Germany")
GENERALLY TRIANGULAR PORTION OF A WALL BETWEEN THE EDGES OF A DUAL-PITCHED ROOF
Corbiestep; Gable end; Kirizuma-zukuri; Gabled; Kirizuma zukuri; Gable-roof; Cross-gable; Ridge-roof; Shaped gable; Span-roof; Span roof; Front-gabled and side-gabled; Gable wall; Gable-fronted; Front-gabled
¦ noun
1. the triangular upper part of a wall at the end of a ridged roof.
2. a gable-shaped canopy over a window or door.
Derivatives
gabled adjective
Origin
ME: via OFr. from ON gafl, of Gmc origin.
gable
GENERALLY TRIANGULAR PORTION OF A WALL BETWEEN THE EDGES OF A DUAL-PITCHED ROOF
Corbiestep; Gable end; Kirizuma-zukuri; Gabled; Kirizuma zukuri; Gable-roof; Cross-gable; Ridge-roof; Shaped gable; Span-roof; Span roof; Front-gabled and side-gabled; Gable wall; Gable-fronted; Front-gabled
(gables)
A gable is the triangular part at the top of the end wall of a building, between the two sloping sides of the roof.
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Gable
GENERALLY TRIANGULAR PORTION OF A WALL BETWEEN THE EDGES OF A DUAL-PITCHED ROOF
Corbiestep; Gable end; Kirizuma-zukuri; Gabled; Kirizuma zukuri; Gable-roof; Cross-gable; Ridge-roof; Shaped gable; Span-roof; Span roof; Front-gabled and side-gabled; Gable wall; Gable-fronted; Front-gabled
·noun A Cable.
II. Gable ·noun The end wall of a building, as distinguished from the front or rear side.
III. Gable ·noun A decorative member having the shape of a triangular gable, such as that above a Gothic arch in a doorway.
IV. 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.
Wikipedia
Gable roof
A gable roofFritz Baumgart: DuMont’s kleines Sachlexikon der Architektur. Cologne, 1977.
Examples of use of gable roof
1. The present buildings were rebuilt in 1713. Ѓ@The buildings of the auditorium including the outer door, dormitory, inner door and others are arranged harmoniously. Ѓ@The outer door is a two storied gable roof with three spaces in the front and one space in the flank.
2. Its first floor is the door leading to the auditorium and the second floor was used as a lecture room. Ѓ@There are the eastern study room and western study room on the both sides of the inner court. Ѓ@They are also buildings with gable roof. Ѓ@The Taesong Hall, the main building, is the largest one out of the buildings of the auditorium. Ѓ@The roof of the building has a windbreak board on its each side, which is a unique form rare to be seen in other old architectures.