gable end

noun

The side of a building which is topped by a gable

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gablegable wall
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Meanings

noungable end (plural gable ends)

plural gable ends

  1. architectureThe side of a building which is topped by a gable

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof

Similar
gablegable wall
Broader
wall
Also see
gable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish pääty
  • päätyside of a building
German Stirnseite
  • Stirnseiteside of a building
Irish pinniúr, binn tí
  • pinniúrside of a building
  • binn tíside of a building
Māori mataihi
  • mataihiside of a building
Cite this entry
APA

gable end. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gable%20end

MLA

“gable end.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gable%20end. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gable end,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gable%20end.

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