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half a roof, full commitment to not freezing tonight.
means A simple shelter or shed with a single-pitched roof that leans against a wall, tree, or other support for stability.
from Exactly what it sounds like: a structure that 'leans to' something else. English assembled it plainly from the verb 'lean' (from Old English 'hleonian,' to recline or rest against) and 'to,' giving a compound that names the building by the one thing keeping it upright. In use since at least the 18th century, often spelled 'lean-to' — a word that wears its construction on its sleeve.
- one wall
- It borrows a wall from whatever it leans on
- survival staple
- First shelter taught in most wilderness courses
- slanted by design
- Single sloped roof sheds rain and snow fast
- older than houses
- Predates permanent dwellings by tens of thousands of years
- barn cousin
- Often bolted onto bigger structures as cheap add-ons
great smoky mountains lean-tos — 37 shelters along appalachian trail in tennessee and north carolina, built by ccc in 1930s
adirondack lean-to shelters — 46 three-sided shelters maintained by dec across adirondack park in new york