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Webster 1913 Edition
Igloo
Ig′loo
,Noun.
1.
An Eskimo snow house.
2.
(Zool.)
A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the ice.
Definition 2024
igloo
igloo
English
Noun
igloo (plural igloos)
- A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
- (zoology) A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the sea ice.
Translations
Inuit snow house
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See also
- other traditional Native American dwellings:
- hogan (used by the Navajo in the southwestern United States)
- igloo (used by the Inuit, made of snow)
- teepee (used in the Great Plains)
- tupik (used by the Inuit during the summer)
- wetu (used by the Wampanoag in the northeastern United States)
- wickiup (used in the southwestern and western United States)
- wigwam (used in the northeastern United States)
- quinzhee
- snow fort