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plural igloos
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: 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
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: a building or structure shaped like a dome
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Frank showed us how to build simple snares for rabbits or squirrels, and how to build an igloo for emergency shelter.
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Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
Watergate Hotel Experience a unique dining atmosphere at the Watergate Hotel’s cozy, private igloos with seasonal libations like ornament cocktails and specialty bites like fondue and poutine.
—Taryn White, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The Lodge is dressed up with a cozy après ski feel with private igloos available for rent.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Dec. 2024
Sapporo’s Yuki Matsuri boasts an international snow sculpture contest, ice slides, and frozen mazes for kids while the Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival transforms the castle grounds into a snowy oasis lined with hundreds of snow lanterns and igloos.
—Anna Mazurek, AFAR Media, 16 Dec. 2024
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Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
Watergate Hotel Experience a unique dining atmosphere at the Watergate Hotel’s cozy, private igloos with seasonal libations like ornament cocktails and specialty bites like fondue and poutine.
—Taryn White, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The Lodge is dressed up with a cozy après ski feel with private igloos available for rent.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Dec. 2024
Sapporo’s Yuki Matsuri boasts an international snow sculpture contest, ice slides, and frozen mazes for kids while the Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival transforms the castle grounds into a snowy oasis lined with hundreds of snow lanterns and igloos.
—Anna Mazurek, AFAR Media, 16 Dec. 2024
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igloo
noun
ig·loo
ˈig-lü 
plural igloos
: an Inuit house usually made of wood, sod, or stone when permanent or of blocks of snow or ice in the form of a dome when built for temporary use
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