"gable roof" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gable roofs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gable roof (plural gable roofs)
  1. (roofing) A single-ridge roof that terminates at gable ends. Categories (topical): Roofing Related terms: peaked roof, pitched roof Translations (single-ridge roof that terminates at gable ends): harjakatto (Finnish), Satteldach [neuter] (German), techo a dos aguas (Spanish), sadeltak [neuter] (Swedish), kroppåstak [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-gable_roof-en-noun-bihJZMKr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business, construction, manufacturing, roofing

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