gable end

1. The gable end of one of these houses faced the street, and with its small, narrow windows, presented a very mean appearance.
   在街上就有这样一所房子，山墙朝着街道，窗户开得很低，看去很简陋。
2. A formula is derived for calculating the lateral seismic response of 1-storied industrial building with a gable wall at one end under the action of travelling waves.
   推导出一端有山墙单层厂房在行进的地震波作用下横向地震反应的计算公式。

noun

1. the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof

   Synonym:    gablegable wall