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 Definitions of lean-to  [ɛnt]  

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Definition of 'lean-to' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) lean-to
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.

2.  lean-to
a roof of a single pitch with the higher end abutting a wall or larger building.

3.  lean-to
a structure with such a roof.

Etymology:  (1425–75)

Definition of 'lean-to' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) lean-to
rough shelter whose roof has only one slope


Definition of 'lean-to' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) lean-to
having only one slope or pitch; -- said of a roof

2. (noun) lean-to
a shed or slight building placed against the wall of a larger structure and having a single-pitched roof; -- called also penthouse, and to-fall



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