Definition of Lean-to
Lean-to
lean·to


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(noun)
A sloping roof or structure attached to a wall or building.

e.g. The farmer built a lean-to against the barn to store hay.

(noun)
a temporary shed or shelter, often rough in construction, whose roof only has one sloping surface;

e.g. They constructed a simple lean-to in which they would shelter for the night.



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