igloo Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
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Ig"loo noun
Definitions
  1. An Eskimo snow house.
  2. (Zoöl.) A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the ice.

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