1. resembling or having the shape or appearance of a gable; shaped like a triangular section of wall at the end of a pitched roof
Usage: descriptive term used in architecture and design

Examples

• The cottage featured a gablelike roof that gave it a charming, traditional appearance.
• The architect designed a gablelike pediment above the entrance to the building.
• The gablelike structure at the end of the barn was typical of 19th-century farmhouses.
• She painted a gablelike pattern on the wall to create visual interest in the room.
• The gablelike silhouette of the house stood out against the evening sky.