Gable roof
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A single-ridge roof that terminates at gable ends.
"A gable roof is the basic design for residential roof construction. It can be made with trusses or traditional rafters. Even though building a gable roof is a lot of work, its design is the essence of simplicity: Two flat planes are joined together to form a simple peaked structure."
- 2 a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end wordnet
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More examples"A gable roof is the basic design for residential roof construction. It can be made with trusses or traditional rafters. Even though building a gable roof is a lot of work, its design is the essence of simplicity: Two flat planes are joined together to form a simple peaked structure."
Etymology
Compound of gable + roof.