igloo
nounHow to pronounce igloo:
Definition of igloo:
- igloo (noun):
- an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome.
- 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
Synonyms for igloo:
hovel
hut
hutch
iglu
shack
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