Cor·bie·step n. Arch. One of the steps in which a gable wall is often finished in place of a continuous slope; -- also called crowstep.
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  corbie-step
       n : (architecture) a step or step-like projection on the top of
           a gable wall [syn: corbel step, corbiestep, crow
           step]
  corbiestep
       n : (architecture) a step or step-like projection on the top of
           a gable wall [syn: corbel step, corbie-step, crow
           step]