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Here are some popular types of gable roofs: Open Gable: The open gable is a standard gable roof consisting of two slopes meeting at one ridge to form a triangular roof.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2024
This barn is on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut, and it is built in the English/ New England hybrid style that normally had a gable roof and vertical sheathing.
—Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2024
Roof Shape The shape of the roof can also be regulated, as certain shapes, like hip roofs, are found to be more resistant to high winds than others, such as gable roofs.
—Sara Kendall, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
The main drag displays a grab bag of architectural references: Ionic columns under a gable roof; a private residence with a castle turret and barrel-tile roofing.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
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First Known Use
1759, in the meaning defined above
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“Gable roof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gable%20roof. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
gable roof
noun
: a roof having two sides sloping from a ridge and forming a gable at each end
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