gable roof en · NOUN
Etymology
Compound of gable + roof.
Meanings
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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.
2009, Albert Jackson, David Day, Popular Mechanics Complete Home How-to, Sterling, →ISBN, pages 205–:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gable roofs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (7)
es techo a dos aguas (single-ridge roof that terminates at gable ends) · sv kroppåstak (single-ridge roof that terminates at gable ends) · de Satteldach (single-ridge roof that terminates at gable ends) · sv sadeltak (single-ridge roof that terminates at gable ends) · cmn 山牆頂 /山墙顶 (single-ridge roof that terminates at gable ends) · mk покрив на две води (single-ridge roof that terminates at gable ends) · fi harjakatto (single-ridge roof that terminates at gable ends)