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gable roof
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌɡeɪ.bəl ˈruːf/ us /ˌɡeɪ.bəl ˈruːf/
a type of roof with two sides that both slope downwards towards opposite walls:
When I was a child we lived in a stone house with a high gable roof.
The storm tore the gable roofs off several houses in the street.
There is an attic in the space beneath the gable roof.
The old schoolhouse is a single-storey building with a gable roof.
This detached cottage has a gable roof and lots of old-fashioned charm.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Parts of buildings: roofs & parts of roofs
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chimney stack
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cupola
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gutter
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roofing
roofless
rooftop
soffit
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gable
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