gable roof

noun

1. a roof sloping downward in two parts at an angle from a central ridge, so as to leave a gable at each end.

Other Words From

• gable-roofed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gable roof¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

Chicken barns have massive fans at each end of the gable roof.

From Seattle Times

Her “chief feline officer” orange tabby Serena enjoys a black gable roof catio connected by a 30-foot elevated tunnel to a wall cat door in her dining room.

From Seattle Times

That is where they built their current Colonial-style home with a gable roof and hardwood floors, three bedrooms and four full baths, according to local property records.

From Washington Post

Todd Brunner buys this home, with three upstairs bedrooms and a steep, gable roof, in the spring of 2003.

From Salon

Composite libraries are available with a composite arched or slanted roof, while wood libraries generally have a slanted metal shed roof or gable roof.

From Seattle Times