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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Gable

/gāb'-əl/ · Ga·ble · IPA /ˈɡeɪ.bəl/
01 n. A cable.
  1. 1.
    A cable.[Archaic]
02 n. The vertical triangular portion of the end of a building, from the level of the cornice or eaves to the ridge of the roof. Also, a similar …
  1. 1.
    The vertical triangular portion of the end of a building, from the level of the cornice or eaves to the ridge of the roof. Also, a similar end when not triangular in shape, as of a gambrel roof and the like.(Arch.)
Phrases & compounds
Bell gable — See under Bell.
Gable roof — a double sloping roof which forms a gable at each end.
Gable wall — Same as Gable (b).
Gable window — a window in a gable.