A gable is the triangular part at the top of the end wall of a building, between the two sloping sides of the roof. the upper end of a house wall where it joins with a sloping roof and makes a shape like a triangle (gafl). Triangular section formed by a roof with two slopes, extending from the eaves to the ridge where the two slopes meet. It may be miniaturized over a dormer window or entranceway. If the gable end projects above the roof level to form a parapet, the edge is often trimmed to form an ornamental silhouette (e.g., curved or stepped), as in Dutch town houses of the 16th and 17th centuries. In Asia, gables often feature projecting roof tiles and grotesque sculptures of animals at the ridge and eaves
That portion of a wall contained between the slopes of a double-sloped roof or that portion contained between the slope of a single-sloped roof and a line projected horizontally through the lowest elevation of the roof construction
The vertical triangular end of a house, extending from the eaves to the ridge GABLE ROOF The most common roof design consisting of two planes that meet at a central peak and slope down to the buildings long walls
The vertical triangular portion of the end of a building having a double a double-sloping roof From the level of the cornice or eaves to the ridge of the roof