lean-tonoun [ C ]
uk/ˈliːn.tuː/us/ˈliːn.tuː/a building joined to one of the sides of a larger building with which it shares one wall:
a house with a lean-to garage
US a shelter or simple building with a roof that slopes in one direction, used for sleeping in outside
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- almshouse
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- apartment building
- apt
- flatlet
- flophouse
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- garden flat
- gated community
- prefab
- public housing
- pueblo
- Quonset hut
- ranch house
- two-up two-down
- villa
- walk-up
- wigwam
- workhouse
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