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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Wrong Way River Lodge Wrong Way River Lodge has A-frame cabins on stilts on the bank of the French Broad.
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Graham Averill, Outside, 16 Sep. 2025
The 19-year-old driver, who recently secured a full-time Cup seat for the 2026 season, had to drive through the A-frame penalty area at Turn 1 after an overtime restart.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The house that Gingeras snapped up in 2020, an A-frame with a flat, truncated top, was nicknamed the Toaster House.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2025
An A-frame building houses an expansive two-story library open 24/7 with books arranged by category—many of them best-selling new titles—and a canopied outdoor patio with lake views.
—Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2025
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Graham Averill, Outside, 16 Sep. 2025
The 19-year-old driver, who recently secured a full-time Cup seat for the 2026 season, had to drive through the A-frame penalty area at Turn 1 after an overtime restart.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The house that Gingeras snapped up in 2020, an A-frame with a flat, truncated top, was nicknamed the Toaster House.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2025
An A-frame building houses an expansive two-story library open 24/7 with books arranged by category—many of them best-selling new titles—and a canopied outdoor patio with lake views.
—Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2025
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“A-frame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/A-frame. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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