lean-to
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
a roof of a single pitch with the higher end abutting a wall or larger building.
a structure with such a roof.
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How to use lean-to in a sentence
Just behind the barn he built me a lean-to shed, 253 about seventy-five feet long, open toward the east, and shingled rainproof.
The Idyl of Twin Fires | Walter Prichard EatonThe little hut of the lime-burner was beyond in a hollow, and behind that again was a lean-to, like a small shed or stable.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete | Gilbert ParkerWith the best haste he could make he hurried back to the lean-to.
Left on the Labrador | Dillon WallaceThe steps belonged to a sort of lean-to, or outdoor kitchen.
Dorothy's Travels | Evelyn RaymondWith plate and cup be reluctantly approached the little lean-to, and, kneeling, he put his head inside.
The Man of the Forest | Zane Grey
British Dictionary definitions for lean-to
a roof that has a single slope with its upper edge adjoining a wall or building
a shed or outbuilding with such a roof
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