1
: a support structure shaped like the letter A
2
: a building typically having triangular front and rear walls and a roof reaching to or nearly to the ground
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Today, Whataburger is known for its iconic orange-and-white-striped A-frame buildings.
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Dec. 2024
The four-bedroom double A-frame, built in 2023 and fully furnished, has hemlock paneling, exposed beams and trusses, a rustic-modern kitchen, a living room with walls of windows, decks, and mountain views.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Amazon is the house-buying hack hardly anyone knows about, listing everything from Pinterest-worthy A-frame cabins to sleek, stackable shipping container houses.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2024
Trending Video 3 Interior Designers Transform The Same A-Frame Cabin
have been given a photograph of an empty A-frame cabin.
—Lauren Vaccaro, Architectural Digest, 28 Nov. 2024
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Dec. 2024
The four-bedroom double A-frame, built in 2023 and fully furnished, has hemlock paneling, exposed beams and trusses, a rustic-modern kitchen, a living room with walls of windows, decks, and mountain views.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Amazon is the house-buying hack hardly anyone knows about, listing everything from Pinterest-worthy A-frame cabins to sleek, stackable shipping container houses.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2024
Trending Video 3 Interior Designers Transform The Same A-Frame Cabin
have been given a photograph of an empty A-frame cabin.
—Lauren Vaccaro, Architectural Digest, 28 Nov. 2024
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“A-frame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/A-frame. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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