igloo

Definitions


[ˈɪɡluː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a type of dome-shaped shelter built from blocks of solid snow, traditionally used by Inuit
(e.g: he and his wife shovel snow from the igloo's entrance and wriggle inside)


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Origin:
mid 19th century: from Inuit iglu ‘house’




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