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lean-to

[leen-too] / ˈlinˌtu /
NOUN
shelter
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Our home was a compact, two-story terraced house with a back garden and a little lean-to greenhouse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

There’s the stray red dog who’s a steady companion when he’s out living in a lean-to during the summer working months.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

Before impending nuclear annihilation, a husband paints the windows white and builds a lean-to shelter while his wife frets about his staining the curtains and marking the wallpaper.

From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2022

The painters, in less than half an hour, fabricated a moveable lean-to out from a sheet of heavy translucent plastic and lumber from the trailer.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2021

She opened the door and went into a new little lean-to.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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