lean-to roof
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The Norman roof of the aisles was a lean-to roof of wood, as is indicated by the half-arch between either aisle and the transept.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire by Massé, H. J. L. J. (Henri Jean Louis Joseph)
The south aisle, which was probably rebuilt a little before 1300, is broader and has a separate lean-to roof.
From The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church by Thompson, A. Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)
The interior of the building, consisting of one room and an attic covered by a lean-to roof, had undergone no change beyond the removal of Dame Trippew's pathetic stock at the time of her bankruptcy.
From The Queen of Sheba & My Cousin the Colonel by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey
A frame like a lean-to roof had first been erected; rafters had next been laid upon that; and, thereupon thin square portions of bark were laid, like tiles.
From Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia by Mitchell, Thomas
The large, well-built stone house of Daniel Sherman was still standing, made after the usual pattern, two stories high with a lean-to roof in the rear, and with low ceilings.
From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by Sherman, John
