MEANING
A structure with a sloping roof supported against another building or surface.
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Words that belong together
- wooden lean-to
- lean-to shelter
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A lean-to sheltered the tools.
The wooden lean-to stood against the wall.
They repaired the lean-to’s sloping roof.
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Word forms
- Base
- lean-to
Usage notes
Primary category: architecture. Forms: Singular lean-to; plural lean-tos. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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