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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ga•ble /ˈgeɪbəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Architecturethe portion of the front or side of a building, usually three-sided in shape, enclosed by or hiding the end of a roof.
ga•bled, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ga•ble (gā′bəl),USA pronunciation n. [Archit.]- Architecturethe portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof.
- Architecturea decorative member suggesting a gable, used esp. in Gothic architecture.
- ArchitectureAlso called ga′ble wall′. a wall bearing a gable.
- Old French (of Gmc origin, originally); cognate with Old Norse gafl; compare Old English gafol, geafel a fork
- Middle English 1325–75
- Biographical (William) Clark, 1901–60, U.S. film actor.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gable /ˈɡeɪbəl/ n - the triangular upper part of a wall between the sloping ends of a pitched roof (gable roof)
- a triangular ornamental feature in the form of a gable, esp as used over a door or window
- the triangular wall on both ends of a gambrel roof
Etymology: 14th Century: Old French gable, probably from Old Norse gafl; related to Old English geafol fork, Old High German gibil gableˈgabled adj ˈgable-ˌlike adj Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Gable /ˈɡeɪbəl/ n - (William) Clark. 1901–60, US film actor. His films include It Happened One Night (1934), San Francisco (1936), Gone with the Wind (1939), Mogambo (1953), and The Misfits (1960)
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