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lean-tos

noun

plural of lean-to

as in huts

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For weeks, migrants in the Spanish territory of Ceuta had gathered on a beach away from the city center, sleeping on cardboard sheets, under reed huts and guarding their few possessions in tattered plastic bags.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Sharaf’s report did not indicate that staying at the huts and waiting for better conditions was ever suggested or discussed by the guides running the trip.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of huts

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Abdul Hadi spent his days hiding in hovels in distant parts of Syria, turning his mind obsessively over the old days of revolution, over fleeting encounters and terrible choices.

— Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
During the rainy season, their hovels turned into hovels on stilts.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025

Definition of hovels

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The bill will also allow restaurants to weatherproof and winterize their sheds and require restaurateurs to keep them from becoming trash- and pest-filled shanties.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026
In Leland, historic Fishtown provides a glimpse into the area's fishing roots, with old shanties, smokehouses, and docks still lining the riverfront.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 30 June 2026

Definition of shanties

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The Frankos, also known as The Hunter Houses on Instagram, have been converting cottages into beautiful Airbnbs since 2016 and in 2021, found a 12,000-square-foot run-down hotel in the hamlet of Hensonville, New York.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026
The county is looking to encourage a mix of housing types, including single-family homes, cottages, townhomes, apartments and accessory homes, to serve people of different ages, incomes and household types.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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