Englishigloo
plural igloos
Definition
- : a usually dome-shaped dwelling of arctic regions that is usually made of blocks of snow or ice when built for temporary purposes or of sod, wood, or stone when permanent and that is typically associated with the Indigenous Inuit, Inupiat, and Yupik peoples of Canada, Greenland, Alaska, and eastern Siberia
- : a building or structure shaped like a dome
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igloo 1First Known Use
1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Inuit iglu houseigloo
plural igloos
Definition
- : a usually dome-shaped dwelling of arctic regions that is usually made of blocks of snow or ice when built for temporary purposes or of sod, wood, or stone when permanent and that is typically associated with the Indigenous Inuit, Inupiat, and Yupik peoples of Canada, Greenland, Alaska, and eastern Siberia
- : a building or structure shaped like a dome
Illustration
igloo 1First Known Use
1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Inuit iglu house