gable
/ˈɡeɪ.bəl/
gable noun: the triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches).
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Noun (1)
gable (plural gables)
- The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches).
- It was a queer sort of place—a gable-ended old house, one side palsied as it were, and leaning over sadly.1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 2, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC, page 10
- Although there were important developments in the internal organization of Cape houses during this period, their most obvious element is the gable. End-gables were common in medieval northern European and particularly Dutch buildings, but central gables set into the long side of roofs were more...2002, Tony Pinchuck, Barbara McCrea, South Africa, →ISBN
Noun (2)
gable (plural gables)
- A cable.
- First, striking sail, their tacklings then they loosed.
And (with their gables stoop'd) their mast imposed
Into the mast-room.1577–83, George Chapman, The Works of George Chapman. Poems and minor translations.The Hymns of Homer: A Hymn to Apollo., Chatto and Windus 1875 https://archive.org/details/cu31924013128347/page/n367
- First, striking sail, their tacklings then they loosed.
Proper noun capitalized: Gable
IPA/ˈɡeɪbəl/
Gable
- A surname.
gable meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
gable in Hindi
- गेबल
gable in Tamil
- மஞ்சு, முகடு
gable in Marathi
- गेबल, गॅबल
gable in Urdu
- پاکھا, پکھوا
More languagesFewer languages
- gable in Bengali
- প্রাচীর শীর্ষ
- gable in Telugu
- గేబుల్, గ్యాబుల్
- gable in Malayalam
- ഗേബിൾ, ഗബിൾ
- gable in Kannada
- ಗೇಬಲ್, ಗ್ಯಾಬಲ್
- gable in Punjabi
- ਗੈਬਲ, ਗੇਬਲ
- gable in Gujarati
- ગેબલ, ગૅબલ
- gable in Odia
- ଗେବଲ୍, ଗେବଲ, ଗ୍ଯ଼ାବଲ୍
- gable in Assamese
- ঢাপলি dhapoli
- gable in Nepali
- गेबल, ग्याबल
- gable in Thai
- จั่ว jùua, หน้าจั่ว nâa-jùua
- gable in Vietnamese
- đầu hồi
Examples of gable in a sentence
- Although there were important developments in the internal organization of Cape houses during this period, their most obvious element is the gable.2002, Tony Pinchuck, Barbara McCrea, South Africa, →ISBN:
- Qionglin Village in Kinhu with its well-preserved ancestral halls, arches, and old Fujian-style houses with interesting gables is famous for having more shrines than any other village on Kinmen.2017 March, Piera Chen, Dinah Gardner, Lonely Planet Taiwan (Lonely Planet), 10th edition (Travel), Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd...
Forms of gable
| plural | gables |
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Origin of gable
The southern English term gable probably came from Old French gable (compare modern French gâble), from Old Norse gafl. The northern form gavel is perhaps also akin to Old Norse gafl, masculine, of the same meaning (compare Swedish gavel, Danish gavl). See gafl for more etymology information.
* As an English surname, related to the noun gable. * As a German and Jewish surname, Americanized from Gabel. Also see Göbel and Goebel.
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Questions about gable
- What does gable mean?
- Gable means the triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches).
- What is gable in Hindi?
- Gable in Hindi is गेबल. See Gable meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use gable in a sentence?
- Although there were important developments in the internal organization of Cape houses during this period, their most obvious element is the gable.
- What part of speech is gable?
- Gable can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce gable?
- Gable is pronounced /ˈɡeɪ.bəl/.
- What is the plural of gable?
- The plural of gable is gables.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: gable (page history and authors); Gable (page history and authors); gable (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gable (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gable (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gable (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gable (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gable (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gable (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gable (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gable (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gable (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ঢাপলি (Assamese) (page history and authors); gable (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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