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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ga•bled (gā′bəld),USA pronunciation adj. - Architectureprovided with a gable or gables:a gabled house.
- Architecturebuilt with a gable or gables.
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
ga′ble•like′, adj. Ga•ble (gā′bəl),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical (William) Clark, 1901–60, U.S. film actor.
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