"lean-to" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈliːn.ˌtuː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-lean-to.wav [US] Forms: lean-tos [plural]
Etymology: First attested 1461. Head templates: {{en-noun}} lean-to (plural lean-tos)
  1. A shelter with a sloped roof; also a building with a similar construction attached to the side of a building as an extension. Synonyms: leanto Derived forms: Adirondack lean-to Translations (type of shelter): afdak (Afrikaans), навес (naves) [masculine] (Bulgarian), sxirmejo (Esperanto), sxirmkonstruajxo (Esperanto), hálvtak [neuter] (Faroese), katos (Finnish), laavu (Finnish), alpendre [masculine] (Galician), pendello [masculine] (Galician), cuberto [masculine] (Galician), sobeira [feminine] (Galician), fészer (Hungarian), toldaléképület (Hungarian), sufni (Hungarian), manutahi (Maori), goavdi (Northern Sami), gapahuk (Norwegian), Schenn [feminine] (Plautdietsch), șopron [neuter] (Romanian), gapskjul [neuter] (Swedish), vindskydd [neuter] (Swedish), bakval [common-gender, regional] (Swedish), pentis [masculine] (Welsh), penty [masculine] (Welsh)

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          "code": "af",
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          "sense": "type of shelter",
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          "sense": "type of shelter",
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          "sense": "type of shelter",
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          ],
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        },
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "type of shelter",
          "word": "fészer"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "type of shelter",
          "word": "toldaléképület"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "type of shelter",
          "word": "sufni"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "type of shelter",
          "word": "manutahi"
        },
        {
          "code": "se",
          "lang": "Northern Sami",
          "sense": "type of shelter",
          "word": "goavdi"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "type of shelter",
          "word": "gapahuk"
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          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
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          "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "type of shelter",
      "word": "afdak"
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "sense": "type of shelter",
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      "sense": "type of shelter",
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      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "type of shelter",
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    },
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      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "type of shelter",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "hálvtak"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "type of shelter",
      "word": "katos"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "type of shelter",
      "word": "laavu"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "type of shelter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "alpendre"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "type of shelter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pendello"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "type of shelter",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "cuberto"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "type of shelter",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "sobeira"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "type of shelter",
      "word": "fészer"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "type of shelter",
      "word": "toldaléképület"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "type of shelter",
      "word": "sufni"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "type of shelter",
      "word": "manutahi"
    },
    {
      "code": "se",
      "lang": "Northern Sami",
      "sense": "type of shelter",
      "word": "goavdi"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "type of shelter",
      "word": "gapahuk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "type of shelter",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schenn"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "type of shelter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "șopron"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "type of shelter",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "gapskjul"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "type of shelter",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vindskydd"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "type of shelter",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "regional"
      ],
      "word": "bakval"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "type of shelter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pentis"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "type of shelter",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "penty"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lean-to"
}

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