ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Leanto

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Leanto is a noun meaning Alternative form of lean-to.

Meaning

Alternative form of lean-to.

Example Sentences

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.
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.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include outbuilding, shelter, shed, lean-to, linny, linney.

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