lean-to roof

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That at Liberton, a type common in Scotland but rare in England, is oblong, with lean-to roof and two compartments—probably to avoid disturbing the whole flock when 'squabs' were taken from the nests.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various

Said cells are built in long rows, under a lean-to roof, mostly opening face to face on an open corridor, which is uncovered.

From Letters from China and Japan by Dewey, John

The western alley is part of an interesting fifteenth-century house which is built over it, and the south alley has a lean-to roof.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See by Massé, H. J. L. J. (Henri Jean Louis Joseph)

Behind the unprotected front part of the stage the middle part was covered by a lean-to roof sloping down from the rear wall of the building and supported by two pillars standing on the stage.

From A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington

As the clerestory windows were not altered, the lean-to roof of the triforium was of course made much more flat than before.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See by Sweeting, W. D. (Walter Debenham)