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单词 lean-to
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lean-to

Word forms: plural lean-tos
countable noun
A lean-to is a building such as a shed or garage which is attached to one wall of a larger building, and which usually has a sloping roof.

lean-to in British English

nounWord forms: 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

lean-to in American English

(ˈlinˌtu)
nounWord forms: plural ˈlean-ˌtos
1. 
a roof with a single slope, its upper edge abutting a wall or building
2. 
a shed with a one-slope roof, the upper end of the rafters resting against an external support, such as trees or the wall of a building
3. 
a structure, as the wing of a building, whose roof is a lean-to
adjective
4. 
having or characterized by such construction

Examples of 'lean-to' in a sentence
lean-to

Bronwen was brewing a nettle tea in the lean-to area where the cooking and the washing took place.
Ian St James Awards AT THE STROKE OF TWELVE (2003)
Marcel's Renault 4 saloon was still padlocked inside the garage, a rotten tin-roofed lean-to which hung off the side of the barn.
Dexter Petley WHITE LIES (2003)
He trotted back to their improvised camp just as Garin hauled himself out from under the lean-to.
Kerr, Katharine A TIME OF WAR (2003)
Around in back, a tray sat in the empty wood lean-to built under the eaves of the garage.
Chuck Logan ABSOLUTE ZERO (2003)
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