leanto

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A form of lean-to — A shelter with a sloped roof; also a building with a similar construction attached to the side of a building as an extension.

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Meanings

nounleanto (plural leantos)

plural leantos

  1. alternativeAlternative form of lean-to.

    The utmost possible economy of room is made for packing the hay and grain, and the stables are mere leantos, made of light frame, attached to the sides and ends of the main building.

    1842 April, “Farm Buildings.”, in American Agriculturist, volume 1, number 1, New York, →OCLC, page 119, column 2
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    Across the river, and a short way from the village is a small leanto hut, which is pointed out to me by the Weme people as a hut in which a sick and dying man of their group moved, rather than stay in the village...

    1973, Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, Melanesian Journal, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 110

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

etalonLeatonLanotetolane
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APA

leanto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leanto

MLA

“leanto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leanto. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leanto,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leanto.

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