Definition of: gable

(gā′bəl) noun Archit.
1. The upper part of an end wall, above the level of the eaves, beneath the end of a ridge roof that is not hipped or returned on itself: commonly triangular.
2. The entire end wall of a building; a gable end.
—v.t. & v.i. ga·bled, ga·bling To build or be built with gables; form or end in gables. [<OF, prob. <ON gafl gable]
—ga′bled adjective
GABLES