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单词 igloo
释义

igloo

noun

ig·​loo ˈi-(ˌ)glü How to pronounce igloo (audio)
plural igloos
1
: a usually dome-shaped dwelling of arctic regions that is usually made of blocks of snow or ice when built for temporary purposes or of sod, wood, or stone when permanent and that is typically associated with the indigenous Inuit, Inupiat, and Yupik peoples of Canada, Greenland, Alaska, and eastern Siberia
2
: a building or structure shaped like a dome

Illustration of igloo

Illustration of igloo
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The igloo is still there, reachable with a decent car at the GPS coordinates 33°50'34.42″N, 7°46'44.48″E. Griffin Shea, CNN, 4 May 2022 Sleep in an ice room or igloo and warm up with local dishes at the hotel's restaurant. Isis Briones, House Beautiful, 18 Aug. 2022 Category, introduced last month, showcases the most extraordinary among them: a cow shed, top-of-a-crane suite, windmill, snow igloo, yellow submarine, underground bunker, and any number of treehouses. Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 23 June 2022 About 30 minutes from the igloo is the set of Mos Espa, the spaceport town where Anakin was discovered as a young slave. Griffin Shea, CNN, 4 May 2022 Chili available from the Delafield Lion's Club Chili at 653 Genesse St. Giant igloo by Serv-Pro Waukesha outside Revere's Wells Street Tavern, 505 Wells St. Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2022 The newlyweds stayed in an igloo with a sauna, rode in a sled pulled by reindeer and went snowboarding for the first time. Kate Springer, CNN, 14 Apr. 2022 Sleep in a geodesic igloo with a clear roof or a tiny cube with floor-to-ceiling windows at Borealis Basecamp, 25 miles outside of Fairbanks, where two-night packages (from $980) include dogsledding and snowmobiling. Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 15 Apr. 2022 Igloos are also available for reservations up to 8 people per igloo. Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland, 5 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Inuit iglu house

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

igloo

noun

ig·​loo ˈi-glü How to pronounce igloo (audio)
plural igloos
: a house often made of blocks of snow and shaped like a dome
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