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单词 lean-to
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Definition of lean-to in English:

lean-to

nounPlural lean-tos ˈliːntuː
  • 1A building sharing one wall with a larger building, and having a roof that leans against that wall.

    as modifier a lean-to garage
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Most lean-tos still have a fire place close to the front for cooking and night time cheer.
    • One big advantage of the lean-to greenhouse is that you can connect it to your home by means of a communicating door.
    • The basic points to remember when building a lean-to green house is location and ventilation.
    Synonyms
    hut, outhouse, outbuilding, shack
    1. 1.1 A temporary shelter, either supported or free-standing.
      they constructed a crude lean-to to keep the snow from them
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He fashioned a crude lean-to out of twigs and pitch, ensnared wild game in a hand-made wooden trap, and divined the coveted secret of fire.
      • Two small camping areas contain a total of 16 sites and three lean-tos, flush toilets and hot showers.
      • But the lean-tos on the lake that first night were filled, so we just put in at a lake campsite, a small beach with a clearing on a hill immediately behind it.
      • During the summer months the few lean-tos available are often occupied, so it's wise to bring a tent.
      • They needed to build a lean-to shelter, dry their possessions, and repack their canoe for the rest of their journey.
      • Oftentimes lean-tos are rented only for gear storage and/or cooking in inclement weather.
      • Winter was coming, and his lean-to shelter would be no protection against that.
      • He had spent the last two days lost in the Sierra Nevada mountains enduring subfreezing temperatures, with only a crudely built lean-to shelter and no food.
      • She'd found plenty of driftwood and deadfalls in the vicinity of the gazebo, enough to construct a crude lean-to on the creek bank.
      • There were five lean-to shelters there, each of which slept up to six people.
      • Year round camping includes tent sites, lean-tos, and some cabins with varying facilities.
      • It has 25 tent/trailer sites and 37 lean-tos, and record-catching trout and salmon fishing.
      • This 365-acre state park in the Taconic Mountains is home to 66 campsites including 10 lean-tos.
      • So we've had people here for quite a while living in huts, lean-tos, wood cabins and split-level duplexes with Italian marble counters.
      • Camping above 3,500 feet is permitted only in lean-tos or designated sites.
      • Every few hours, under hundreds of shanty tents and lean-tos scattered across the hills, they pour mercury from metal flasks into soil that they have dragged in sacks down rutted tracks behind bullocks.
      • Six-foot stalks of soybeans are piled in lean-tos and tepees along a rutted dirt road.
      • Outhouses are located at many lean-tos and should be used when available.
      • The lean-tos provide emergency shelter and mountain tops should be marked to prevent people from damaging the mountaintops looking for the summit.
      • He wiped moisture from his muzzle and ducked back under the meagre cover his crude lean-to offered.
 
 

Definition of lean-to in US English:

lean-to

noun
  • 1A building sharing one wall with a larger building, and having a roof that leans against that wall.

    as modifier a lean-to garage
    Example sentencesExamples
    • One big advantage of the lean-to greenhouse is that you can connect it to your home by means of a communicating door.
    • Most lean-tos still have a fire place close to the front for cooking and night time cheer.
    • The basic points to remember when building a lean-to green house is location and ventilation.
    Synonyms
    hut, outhouse, outbuilding, shack
    1. 1.1 A temporary shelter, either supported or freestanding.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He fashioned a crude lean-to out of twigs and pitch, ensnared wild game in a hand-made wooden trap, and divined the coveted secret of fire.
      • This 365-acre state park in the Taconic Mountains is home to 66 campsites including 10 lean-tos.
      • Oftentimes lean-tos are rented only for gear storage and/or cooking in inclement weather.
      • During the summer months the few lean-tos available are often occupied, so it's wise to bring a tent.
      • Outhouses are located at many lean-tos and should be used when available.
      • Two small camping areas contain a total of 16 sites and three lean-tos, flush toilets and hot showers.
      • He had spent the last two days lost in the Sierra Nevada mountains enduring subfreezing temperatures, with only a crudely built lean-to shelter and no food.
      • The lean-tos provide emergency shelter and mountain tops should be marked to prevent people from damaging the mountaintops looking for the summit.
      • There were five lean-to shelters there, each of which slept up to six people.
      • Camping above 3,500 feet is permitted only in lean-tos or designated sites.
      • Winter was coming, and his lean-to shelter would be no protection against that.
      • He wiped moisture from his muzzle and ducked back under the meagre cover his crude lean-to offered.
      • It has 25 tent/trailer sites and 37 lean-tos, and record-catching trout and salmon fishing.
      • She'd found plenty of driftwood and deadfalls in the vicinity of the gazebo, enough to construct a crude lean-to on the creek bank.
      • Six-foot stalks of soybeans are piled in lean-tos and tepees along a rutted dirt road.
      • Every few hours, under hundreds of shanty tents and lean-tos scattered across the hills, they pour mercury from metal flasks into soil that they have dragged in sacks down rutted tracks behind bullocks.
      • So we've had people here for quite a while living in huts, lean-tos, wood cabins and split-level duplexes with Italian marble counters.
      • Year round camping includes tent sites, lean-tos, and some cabins with varying facilities.
      • But the lean-tos on the lake that first night were filled, so we just put in at a lake campsite, a small beach with a clearing on a hill immediately behind it.
      • They needed to build a lean-to shelter, dry their possessions, and repack their canoe for the rest of their journey.
 
 
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