gable:The end of a building, as distinguished from the front or rear. The triangular end of an exterior wall from the level of the eaves to the ridge of a double-sloped roof. In house construction, the portion of the roof above the eave line of a double-sloped roof.
gable end:An end wall having a gable.
gable roof:A type of roof with sloping planes of the same pitch on each side of the ridge; having a gable at each end.
