igloo

Sometimes ig·lu

[ig-loo]

noun

plural

igloos 

1. an Inuit house, being a dome-shaped hut usually built of blocks of hard snow.

2. Informal.,  any dome-shaped construction thought to resemble an igloo.

   immense silos topped with steel igloos.

3. Military.,  a dome-shaped building for the storage of rockets or other munitions.

4. an excavation made by a seal in the snow over its breathing hole in the ice.

igloo

/ ˈɪɡluː /

noun

1. a dome-shaped Inuit house, usually built of blocks of solid snow

2. a hollow made by a seal in the snow over its breathing hole in the ice

Word History and Origins

Origin of igloo¹

First recorded in 1855–60, igloo is from the Inuit word iglu “house”

Word History and Origins

Origin of igloo¹

C19: from Inuktitut igdlu house

Example Sentences

Being in Canada, you weren’t in an igloo somewhere; you were living 50 miles from the border.

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He said broken window seals have also left his bedroom "like an igloo" at night.

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The business has invested in new glass igloo huts to attract tourists year-round.

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The hedgehog hideout is a small igloo shaped hut with a wire frame, with a layer of canvas and a wicker style exterior.

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They turned their backs and continued to the pale pink igloo.

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