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Gables
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Simple meaning
What does Gables mean?
Gables are triangular wall sections under sloped roofs.
Dictionary definition
Triangular wall sections under the sloping sides of roofs.
Example sentences
Gables in a sentence
easy
The old farmhouse had two gables.
medium
Snow gathered near the gables of the steep roof.
hard
The gables helped give the building a tall, pointed shape.
Synonyms
Words like Gables
gable endsA direct synonym for wall sections at the ends of gabled roofs.
roof peaksA simple phrase for the upper peaked roof areas.
triangular wall sectionsA clear descriptive phrase.
Antonyms
Opposite words
flat rooflinesA contrast because they do not form gables.
plain wallsA contrast when walls do not include triangular gable sections.
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Practice 1
What does gables mean?
Gables means gables are triangular wall sections under sloped roofs.
Practice 2
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Practice 3
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Gable ends is closest in meaning to gables in this context.
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