igloo

American  

[ig-loo] / ˈɪg lu /

Sometimes iglu

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.

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igloo British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of igloo

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

Example Sentences

The polar station resembles an igloo placed on top of a large buoy.

From Barron's

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

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

From BBC

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

From BBC