lean-to roof
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The apartment was very small, with a lean-to roof, but then I reigned over it in solitary grandeur, while a dozen commercial travellers were packed into the three or four other bedrooms in the house.
From Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. by Bernard H. Becker
The south aisle, which was probably rebuilt a little before 1300, is broader and has a separate lean-to roof.
From The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church by A. Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton) Thompson
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 John Dewey
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
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 Will N. (William Nathaniel) Harben
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