Gable Wall (Noun)
Meaning
The vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The gable wall of the old house had been decorated with intricate wooden trim and pointed finials.
- Between the sloping ends of the roof stood a gable wall that needed urgent repairs before the winter.
- Traditionally the gable wall of a house would display a date stone or other decorative motifs.
- As part of the extension to the old cottage, a new gable wall was constructed with matching brickwork.
- The houses in this row all had similar Dutch-style roofs with steeply pitched gable walls that housed windows on the upper floors.