Definition of igloo Igloo
/ɪˈglu/ - [iglu] - ig•loo
We found 7 definitions of igloo from 5 different sources.
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What does igloo mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: iglooes |
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| igloo - an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- igloo (n.)
An Eskimo snow house. - igloo (n.)
A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the ice.
Wikipedia 
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An igloo (or iglu) is a shelter (a place for people to stay warm and dry) made from blocks of snow placed on top of each other, often in the shape of a dome (like half of a hollow ball). They were used in winter as temporary shelters by hunters when they were away from their regular homes.
They were most often built in places where a lot of snow covers the land for weeks or months at a time, such as the far north of Canada and Greenland. Most igloos are built by native Inuit people (sometimes called "Eskimoes"). As they learned to build them better, sometimes people would build larger igloos that would last longer and hold more people, even for dancing.
Part of speech
🔤- igloo, noun, singular of igloos.
