1. a small, crudely built dwelling or shelter
2. a work song sung by sailors while performing shipboard tasks
Usage: nautical

Examples

• The homeless man lived in a small shanty made of scrap wood and metal.
• Rows of shanties lined the hillside in the impoverished neighborhood.
• The old fisherman’s shanty sat at the edge of the pier.
• The sailors sang a traditional shanty while hauling in the nets.
• Sea shanties helped coordinate the crew’s work on deck.
• The folk singer performed an old whaling shanty at the maritime festival.