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‖ igloo|ˈɪgluː|
[Eskimo, = house.]
1. An Eskimo dome-shaped hut; esp. one built of blocks of compact snow.
[1662J. Davies tr. Olearius' Voy. Ambass. 71 The Groen⁓landers speak fast,..Iglun, a House.] 1856Kane Arct. Expl. I. xxix. 380 The hut or igloë [of Smith Sound Eskimos]..was a single rude elliptical apartment, built not unskillfully of stone, the outside lined with sods. 1864C. F. Hall Life with Esquimaux xi. (1865) 170 [They] commenced sawing out snow-blocks, while I carried them to a suitable spot for erecting the igloo. 1878Nares Polar Sea I. iii. 53 The settlement of Etah..consisted of three stone igloos, and one hut roofed over with canvas.
2. The cavity in the snow above a seal's breathing hole (Ogilvie, 1882).
3. transf. A small dome-shaped building or construction (see quots.).
1956W. A. Heflin U.S. Air Force Dict. 262/2 Igloo.., a dome-shaped or rounded structure, usually made of reinforced concrete and earth, normally used for storage of explosives. 1969Jane's Freight Containers 1968–69 438 (caption) A moulded fibreglass igloo unit as used by Delta Airlines. 1970Observer 19 Apr. 6/8 The nerve gas is to be stored in 100 concrete igloos. 1970New Scientist 21 May 382/2 The main advantage is that the igloos, unlike most other emergency shelters, can be made on the site; hence there are no major transport problems. 1972Evening Telegram (St. John's, Newfoundland) 28 June 12/7 Igloos are spun-glass shells shaped to fit the bellies of jet-liners or the fuselages of all-cargo DC-8s. The use of the system is one of the main reasons for the rapid growth in air cargo operations. |