igloo
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 5
/ˈɪɡ.luː/
Definition of igloo
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
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noun
- A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
- A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the sea ice.
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A reinforced bunker for the storage of nuclear weapons.
“General James Walsh signalled Strategic Air Command that the B-47 tore apart the igloo and knocked about 3 mark sixes.”
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A kind of airfreight cargo container.
“Since most major airlines have interline agreements, if your cargo is in an igloo or container, it can be moved as is […]”
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Etymology
From Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo, “house, building (of any kind)”), from Proto-Inuit *ǝɣlu, from Proto-Eskimo *ǝŋlu.
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