lean-to
noun
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
lean-tos
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pluralof lean-to.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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By Tuesday, more bamboo and tarpaulins had been brought into the camp, to build new shelters for people crowding under poles and lean-tos.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
Her attention was fixed on a highway underpass nearby, where a handful of people were living in tents and cardboard lean-tos.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2022
Now there are at least 70 - lean-tos, makeshift shelters and tents of different sizes - spreading out from a restroom building at what was once a popular picnic pavilion.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 16, 2020
They lived at first in crude lean-tos in the ruins of Hampton, burned by its own residents rather than leave it to the Union.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 21, 2019
I move back so I’m standing behind one of the lean-tos, then put my gun around the edge of the structure and say, “Hey!”
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
