gable window

ˈɡeɪ.bəl ˈwɪn.doʊ

Definition

Definition of gable window - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

architecture

TECH.

window located in the triangular end of a gable

TECH.

The old house featured a gable window that overlooked the garden..

dormer window

feature

TECH.

window with a small gable over it

TECH.

Rainwater flowed smoothly over the gable window.

dormer window

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Images of gable window

window located in the triangular end of a gable
window with a small gable over it

Expressions with gable

gable roof

roof with two sloping sides meeting at a ridge

The house has a gable roof with two sloping sides.

gable end

side of a building with a gable

The gable end of the house faced the street.

corbie gable

gable with a stepped outline resembling a crow's beak

The old house featured a distinctive corbie gable that added to its Gothic charm..

bell gable

gable extension for housing a bell

The church features a bell gable above the entrance.

Expressions with window

window dressing

showy misrepresentation to hide something unpleasant

The report was criticized as mere window dressing.

close the window on

shut a window to block air or noise

Please close the window on your way out to keep the noise down.

do some window shopping

look at things in stores without buying them

We like to do some window shopping on weekends.

window of opportunity

limited time period to achieve something

The window of opportunity to invest in the project closes next week..

miss the window

fail to seize an opportunity

She missed the window to invest in the company.

out of the window

adv.

no longer considered or used

All our plans went out of the window.

out the window

adv.

no longer considered or used

All our plans went out the window when it started raining.

window on the world

gives understanding or perspective about the world

The internet is a window on the world.

window into someone's life

opportunity to understand someone's thoughts or feelings

Her diary provided a window into her life.

car window

glass pane in the door of a car

He rolled down the car window to get some fresh air.

Examples of gable window in a sentence

Birds often perched on the ledge of the gable window.
The architect designed a house with a gable window.
Light streamed through the gable window.

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French:fenêtre de pignon, ...
German:Giebelfenster, ...
Italian:finestra a timpano, finestra con frontone, ...
Spanish:ventana de frontón, ventana con frontón, ...
Portuguese:janela de frontão, ...
Chinese:山墙窗, 三角墙窗, ...
Japanese:切妻窓, ガブルウィンドウ, ...
Arabic:نافذة الجملون, نافِذَة جَمْلون, ...
Hebrew:חַלּוֹן גַּמְלוֹן, חַלּוֹן גַּמְלוֹן, ...
Russian:фронтонное окно, окно с фронтоном, ...
Ukrainian:щипцеве вікно, фронтонне вікно, ...
Hindi:गैबल खिड़की, छज्जा खिड़की, ...
Bengali:গেবল জানালা, গেবলযুক্ত জানালা, ...
Catalan:finestra de frontó, finestra amb frontó, ...
Czech:štítové okno, okno s malým štítem nad sebou, ...
Danish:gavlvindue, kvistevindue, ...
Dutch:gevelraam, topgevelraam, ...
Greek:παράθυρο αετώματος, παράθυρο με αέτωμα, ...
Hungarian:oromablak, kis oromzattal ellátott ablak, ...
Khmer:បង្អួចចុងដំបូល, បង្អួចដែលមានដំបូលកែងតូចនៅពីលើ, ...
Korean:박공창, 박공이 있는 창문, ...
Persian:پنجره شیروانی, ...
Polish:okno szczytowe, okno z daszkiem, ...
Portuguese (BR):janela de frontão, janela com frontão, ...
Romanian:fereastră de fronton, fereastră cu fronton, ...
Swedish:gavel fönster, frontespisen, ...
Thai:หน้าต่างจั่ว, หน้าต่างหน้าจั่ว, ...
Turkish:çatı penceresi, üçgen çatılı pencere, ...
Vietnamese:cửa sổ đầu hồi, cửa sổ mái dốc, ...

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