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igloo

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ig·loo  (gl)
n. pl. ig·loos
1. An Inuit or Eskimo dwelling, especially a dome-shaped winter dwelling built of blocks of packed snow.
2. A dome-shaped structure or building.

[Inuit iglu, house.]

igloo, iglu [ˈɪgluː]
n pl -loos, -lus
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a dome-shaped Eskimo house, usually built of blocks of solid snow
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a hollow made by a seal in the snow over its breathing hole in the ice
[from Eskimo igdlu house]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.iglooigloo - an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
hovel, shack, shanty, hut, hutch - small crude shelter used as a dwelling
Translations
igloo [ˈɪgluː] Niglú m

igloo [ˈɪgluː] nigloo m

igloo
nIglu m or nt

igloo [ˈɪgluː] nigloo m inv
igloo [ˈɪgluː] nigloo m inv

igloo
n igloo [ˈigluː]
an Eskimo hut, usually built of blocks of snow. igloe كوخ أسكيمو иглу iglú iglo das Iglu ιγκλού (παγοκαλύβα) iglú iglu کلبه اسکیمویی iglu igloo אִיגלוּ एस्किमो की झोपड़ी iglu jégkunyhó igloo snjóhús iglù, igloo エスキモーの家 이글루 iglus iglu, eskimosu ledus būda iglu iglo igloo, snøhytte igloo iglu iglu иглу iglu iglu iglo igloo บ้านสร้างด้วยน้ำแข็งและมีรูปร่างคล้ายโดมของชาวเอสกิโม igloo, Eskimo kulübesi 因紐特人(或愛斯基摩人)的雪屋 іглу اسکیمو قوم کی گنبد نما جھونپڑی lều tuyết ,


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And the winter darkness, when the north gales make their long sweep across the ice-pack, and the air is filled with flying white, and no man may venture forth, is the chosen time for the telling of how Keesh, from the poorest IGLOO in the village, rose to power and place over them all.
 
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