Definition of Lean-to
Lean´-to`
a.
1.
(Arch.)
Having
only
one
slope
or
pitch
; -
said
of
a
roof
.
n.
1.
(Arch.)
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
.
The
outer
circuit
was
covered
as
a
lean-to
,
all
round
this
inner
apartment
.
- De Foe.
2.
A
crude
,
usually
temporary
shelter
comprising
a
lean-to
roof
braced
against
any
convenient
support
,
as
a
wall
,
a
tree
or
a
pole
.
The
roof
may
extend
all
the
way
to
the
ground
.
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