Definition of gable Gable

/gejˈbʌl/ - [geybul] - Ga•ble

We found 11 definitions of gable from 7 different sources.

What does gable mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: gables
gable - the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof
		gable end, gable wall
		wall an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures"
		bell gable an extension of a gable that serves as a bell cote
		corbie gable (architecture) a gable having corbie-steps or corbel steps
gable - United States film actor (1901-1960)
		Clark Gable, William Clark Gable

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Wiktionary

gable (Noun)
The triangular area of external wall adjacent to two meeting sloped roofs.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

gable (n.)
A cable.
gable (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 end when not triangular in shape, as of a gambrel roof and the like.
gable (n.)
The end wall of a building, as distinguished from the front or rear side.
gable (n.)
A decorative member having the shape of a triangular gable, such as that above a Gothic arch in a doorway.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

gable
The triangular area of external wall adjacent to two meeting sloped roofs.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

gable
gā′bl, n. (archit.) the triangular part of an exterior wall of a building between the top of the side-walls and the slopes on the roof—(Scot.) Gā′vel.—adj. Gā′bled.—ns. Gā′ble-end, the end-wall of a building on the side where there is a gable; Gā′blet (dim.), a small gable, as an ornament on buttresses, &c.; Gā′ble-win′dow, a window in the gable-end of a building, or a window with its upper part shaped like a gable. [The northern form gavel is prob. Ice. gafl; Sw. gafvel, Dan. gavl. The southern form gable is prob. through O. Fr. gable, jable from Ice. gafl.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

gable
A term in early voyagers for cable. Thus, "Softe, ser, seyd the gabulle-rope, Methinke gode ale is in your tope."

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gable, noun, singular of gables.

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