lean-to roof

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Said cells are built in long rows, under a lean-to roof, mostly opening face to face on an open corridor, which is uncovered.

From Letters from China and Japan by Dewey, John

The chicken-house, a shack with a lean-to roof against the barn, was near and he stood by her as she looked in at the open door.

From The Cottage of Delight A Novel by Harben, Will N. (William Nathaniel)

It was a thankful Constance that lay down beside Damaris that night, beneath the lean-to roof.

From A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 by Taggart, Marion Ames

That at Liberton, a type common in Scotland but rare in England, is oblong, with lean-to roof and two compartments—probably to avoid disturbing the whole flock when 'squabs' were taken from the nests.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various

As the clerestory windows were not altered, the lean-to roof of the triforium was of course made much more flat than before.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See by Sweeting, W. D. (Walter Debenham)