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View synonyms for lean-to
lean-to
[ leen-too ]
noun
, plural lean-tos.
- 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.
lean-to
noun
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of lean-to1
1425–75; late Middle English; noun use of verb phrase lean to
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Example Sentences
Just behind the barn he built me a lean-to shed, 253 about seventy-five feet long, open toward the east, and shingled rainproof.
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The 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.
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With the best haste he could make he hurried back to the lean-to.
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The steps belonged to a sort of lean-to, or outdoor kitchen.
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With plate and cup be reluctantly approached the little lean-to, and, kneeling, he put his head inside.
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