A-frame

American  

[ey-freym] / ˈeɪˌfreɪm /

noun

1. any upright, rigid supporting frame in the form of a triangle or an inverted V , as V .

2. a building constructed principally of such a frame, with a steep gabled roof resting directly on a foundation.

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A-frame British  

adjective

1. (of a house) constructed with an A-shaped elevation

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Etymology

Origin of A-frame

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

A metal archway gives way to a plastic A-frame board describing Floyd and the global movement that his murder inspired.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

The most committed cheese-lovers can opt for the state’s most recognizable Airbnb, a bright yellow A-frame cabin that resembles a wedge of Swiss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

With its red-accented A-frame roof, footbridge and wishing well, the home echoed the dwarfs’ forest abode from the movie, but sat in the distinctly more metropolitan locale of the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2025

Soon I was navigating the reading nooks and chef’s kitchens of an elfin cottage, a gothic coastal A-frame, a cozy “loch house” in the Scottish Highlands.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024

Their houses had been torn down to make room for high-priced hotels and the A-frame cottages that now rented in season for a thousand dollars a week.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris