igloo
A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snowA dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
» I'm going to build an igloo.
Meaning
4 sensesA dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
Iglu, Schneehaus, Schneehütte
и́глуíglu
an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the sea ice.
A reinforced bunker for the storage of nuclear weapons.
A kind of airfreight cargo container.
Examples
9 sentencesI'm going to build an igloo.
I want to build an igloo.
ruЯ хочу построить иглу.
Tom built an igloo in his backyard.
ruТом соорудил у себя на заднем дворе иглу.
deTom baute im Garten ein Iglu.
An igloo can't burn down, Tom.
Jacoba taught me to make survival igloos.
Translations
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Origin
From Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo, “house, building (of any kind)”), from Proto-Inuit *ǝɣlu, from PFrom Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo, “house, building (of any kind)”), from Proto-Inuit *ǝɣlu, from Proto-Eskimo *ǝŋlu.
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Forms
plural: igloosSynonyms
1 synonyms- an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome:iglu