igloo

ˈɪɡluː

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Definition of igloo - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

shelterdome-shaped Inuit shelter made of snow blocks

The explorers built an igloo to stay warm.

snow house

dome shelterany dome-shaped shelter

The children made a small igloo from snow blocks in the backyard.

hut

shelter

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dome-shaped Inuit shelter made of snow blocks
any dome-shaped shelter

Origin of igloo

Inuit, iglu (house)

Examples of igloo in a sentence

The igloo provided shelter during the storm.
They built an igloo to shelter from the wind.
The igloo was surprisingly warm inside.

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French:igloo, ...
German:Iglu, ...
Italian:igloo, ...
Spanish:iglú, ...
Portuguese:iglú, abrigo em forma de cúpula, ...
Chinese:冰屋, 圆顶小屋, ...
Japanese:イグルー, 雪の家, ...
Arabic:إيغلو, مأوى على شكل قبة, ...
Hebrew:אִיגְלוּ, ...
Russian:иглу, ...
Ukrainian:іглу, куполоподібний будинок, ...
Hindi:इग्लू, बर्फ का घर, ...
Bengali:ইগলু, গম্বুজ আকৃতির আশ্রয়, ...
Catalan:iglú, refugi en forma de cúpula, ...
Czech:iglú, ...
Danish:iglo, kuppelformet husly, ...
Dutch:iglo, koepelvormige schuilplaats, ...
Greek:ιγκλού, καταφύγιο σε σχήμα θόλου, ...
Hungarian:iglu, ...
Khmer:ផ្ទះទឹកកកអ៊ីនូអ៊ីត, ផ្ទះជម្រករាងដំបូលមូល, ...
Korean:이글루, 돔형 대피소, ...
Persian:ایگلو, پناهگاه گنبدی, ...
Polish:igloo, ...
Portuguese (BR):iglú, iglô, ...
Romanian:iglu, adăpost în formă de cupolă, ...
Swedish:igloo, kupolhus, ...
Thai:อิกลู, บ้านโดม, ...
Turkish:iglo, ...
Vietnamese:lều tuyết, nhà vòm, ...

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