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GABLE WALL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("gable wall" is a kind of...):
wall (an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gable wall"):
bell gable (an extension of a gable that serves as a bell cote)
corbie gable ((architecture) a gable having corbie-steps or corbel steps)
pediment (a triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof)