noun a cable.
2. gable ·noun the end wall of a building, as distinguished from the front or rear side.
3. gable ·noun a decorative member having the shape of a triangular gable, such as that above a gothic arch in a doorway.
4. gable ·noun the vertical triangular portion of the end of a building, from the level of the cornice or eaves to the ridge of the roof. also, a similar end when not triangular in shape, as of a gambrel roof and the like.