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lean-to
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lean-to
1. a roof that has a single slope with its upper edge adjoining a wall or building
2. a shed or outbuilding with such a roof

lean-to [′lēn‚tü]
(building construction)
A single-pitched roof whose summit is supported by the wall of a higher structure.


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Goddard presents a much more nuanced and complex picture of their types, which range from planned self-help estates to illegal occupations with dwellings varying from substantial structures to lean-tos.
Confronted with cardboard lean-tos, sidewalks blackened with human waste and garbage, and mental illness and addiction, Angelenos roll their windows up and speed from the despair and destitution.
Welcomed by a more or Less wacky group of outing club devotees, they proceed to sing songs, sleep in lean-tos, and bond amid the blackflies and mud of the mountains.
 
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