gable window

American  

noun

1. a window in or under a gable.

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gable window British  

noun

1. a window positioned in a gable or having a small gable over it

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Other Word Forms

• gable-windowed adjective

Etymology

Origin of gable window

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50

Example Sentences

By contrast, the "big room" at Bear Creek feels like a cathedral, with its struts and open roof beams, wood-framed windows, Oriental rug and 30-foot-high gable window funneling soft streams of light.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2013

He walked down to the end of the loft and looked out the high gable window at the country below, the pieced land dead and gray, the fence, the road.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

Margaret ran to look out of the little gable window, then clapped her hands together, in amazement and pleasure.

From Margaret Montfort by Barry, Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze)

And the young girl looked out o' the gable window at the south end, and says she: 'Oh! what a lovely old gyarden!'

From Clover and Blue Grass by Hall, Eliza Calvert

Anne was kneeling at the west gable window watching the sunset sky that was like a great flower with petals of crocus and a heart of fiery yellow.

From Anne of Avonlea by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)