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lean-to

  [leen-too]
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–noun, plural -tos.
1. a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
2. a roof of a single pitch with the higher end abutting a wall or larger building.
3. a structure with such a roof.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME; n. use of v. phrase lean to
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lean-to   (lēn'tōō')
adj.  Having or characterized by a single slope or pitch: a lean-to roof; lean-to construction.
n.   pl. lean-tos

  1. A structure with a single-pitch roof that is attached to the side of a building as a wing or an extension.

  2. A shelter or shed having a roof with a single slope or pitch.

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