Found 2 items, similar to lean-to.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: lean-to lean-to n : rough shelter whose roof has only one slope
English → English (gcide) Definition: Lean-to Lean-to \Lean"-to`\, a. (Arch.) Having only one slope or pitch; -- said of a roof. [1913 Webster] Lean-to \Lean"-to`\, n. 1. (Arch.) A shed or slight building placed against the wall of a larger structure and having a single-pitched roof; -- called also penthouse, and to-fall. [1913 Webster] The outer circuit was covered as a lean-to, all round this inner apartment. --De Foe. [1913 Webster] 2. A crude, usually temporary shelter comprising a lean-to roof braced against any convenient support, as a wall, a tree or a pole. The roof may extend all the way to the ground. [PJC]