gabled

Everyday

Having a gable or gables: the pointed, triangle-shaped part of a wall under the two sloping sides of a roof. tree →

In the lessons

A building and history word: «a gabled roof», «a gabled house». In maths lessons, a gable is a triangle on top of a rectangle; children draw gabled houses all the time. In stories old gabled houses and inns often look cosy or mysterious.

Examples

• We live in a red brick house with a gabled roof. tree →
• The old inn had three gabled windows facing the street. tree →
• Toad Hall was a fine old house with gables and chimneys. tree →
• The gabled end of the barn faced the road. tree →
• Draw a gabled house: a rectangle with a triangle on top. tree →
• The street was lined with tall gabled houses. tree →

Note

Adjective from the noun «gable» (GAY-bl). Pronounced GAY-buld. A gable is the triangle shape of wall between two roof slopes; a «hipped» roof slopes on all four sides and has no gables.