igloo

or ig·lu

[ ig-loo ]
/ ˈɪg lu /

noun, plural ig·loos.

an Eskimo house, being a dome-shaped hut usually built of blocks of hard snow.
Informal. any dome-shaped construction thought to resemble an igloo: immense silos topped with steel igloos.
Military. a dome-shaped building for the storage of rockets or other munitions.
an excavation made by a seal in the snow over its breathing hole in the ice.

Origin of igloo

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

Words nearby igloo

ige, igf, igfet, igg, iglau, igloo, igm, ign., ignatiev, ignatius, ignatius loyola

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British Dictionary definitions for igloo

igloo

iglu

/ (ˈɪɡluː) /

noun plural -loos or -lus

a dome-shaped Inuit house, usually built of blocks of solid snow
a hollow made by a seal in the snow over its breathing hole in the ice

Word Origin for igloo

C19: from Inuktitut igdlu house