leanto








noun, plural lean-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.

noun plural -tos

  1. a roof that has a single slope with its upper edge adjoining a wall or building
  2. a shed or outbuilding with such a roof

n.“building whose rafters pitch against another building or wall,” mid-15c., from lean (v.) + to.

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