"lean-to" meaning in English

See lean-to in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈliːn.ˌtuː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-lean-to.wav 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)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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