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Definition of Igloo

1. Noun. An Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome.

Definition of Igloo

1. n. An Eskimo snow house.

Definition of Igloo

1. Noun. A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow. ¹

2. Noun. (zoology) A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the sea ice. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Igloo

1. an Eskimo dwelling [n -LOOS]

Medical Definition of Igloo

1. 1. An Eskimo snow house. 2. A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the ice. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Igloo

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Polar and Tropical Worlds: A Description of Man and Nature in the Polar by Georg Hartwig (1872)
"Upon the surface of the solid ic«, which is covered with snow, the prospective mother constructs an igloo for her progeny. She scrapes off the snow until ..."

2. Has the North Pole Been Discovered?: An Analytical and Synthetical Review of by Thomas F. Hall (1917)
""April 4, 4 am reached eighteenth igloo. Held up by water. Had a sleep. Noon walked to lead, ... About midnight reached the sixteenth igloo, where we slept. ..."

3. Arctic Researches, and Life Among the Esquimaux: Being the Narrative of an by Charles Francis Hall (1865)
"At midnight I heard footsteps within the passage-way to our igloo. ... I had allowed my poor starving dog " Merok" to sleep within the igloo that night, ..."

4. A Tenderfoot with Peary by George Borup (1911)
"CHAPTER VII PHOTOGRAPHING ON BOARD — igloo BUILDING—SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA T HADN'T been on the ... Over the main hatch they had built a large igloo. ..."

5. New Ideas for Out of Doors: The Field and Forest Handy Book by Daniel Carter Beard (1906)
"If The Site Chosen for the igloo THE GROUND PLAN" igloo ... After Building an igloo, Fig. 443- as described above, if you are still ambitious to do more in ..."

6. Life with the Esquimaux: The Narrative of Captain Charles Francis Hall of by Charles Francis Hall (1864)
"Rough Travelling overland—High Cliffs—Descent of the Sledge on to the frozen Sea—Camp on the Ice—First Night in an igloo—Dangerous Travelling— Second Night ..."

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