igloo
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo, “house, building (of any kind)”), from Proto-Inuit *ǝɣlu, from Proto-Eskimo *ǝŋlu.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈɪɡluː/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪɡluː
Noun
[edit]igloo (plural igloos)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Igloo_outside.jpg/220px-Igloo_outside.jpg)
- A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
- (zoology) A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the sea ice.
- (military) A reinforced bunker for the storage of nuclear weapons.
- 2011, Robert Hutchinson, Weapons of Mass Destruction:
- General James Walsh signalled Strategic Air Command that the B-47 tore apart the igloo and knocked about 3 mark sixes.
- (logistics) A kind of airfreight cargo container.
- 1978, Made in Mexico:
- Since most major airlines have interline agreements, if your cargo is in an igloo or container, it can be moved as is […]
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]Inuit snow house
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See also
[edit]- traditional Native American dwellings:
- hogan (used by the Navajo in the southwestern United States)
- igloo (used by the Inuit, made of snow)
- teepee (used in the Great Plains)
- tupik (used by the Inuit during the summer)
- wetu (used by the Wampanoag in the northeastern United States)
- wickiup (used in the southwestern and western United States)
- wigwam (used in the northeastern United States)
- quinzhee
- snow fort
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Un_igloo_ma_non_siamo_in_alaska_ma_nei_pressi_della_Pala_di_Santa_-_panoramio.jpg/220px-Un_igloo_ma_non_siamo_in_alaska_ma_nei_pressi_della_Pala_di_Santa_-_panoramio.jpg)
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English, from Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]igloo m (plural igloos)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “igloo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Polish
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Igloo.jpg/220px-Igloo.jpg)
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English igloo.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]igloo n (indeclinable)
- igloo (dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow)
Further reading
[edit]- igloo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- igloo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- igloo in PWN's encyclopedia
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]igloo c
- an igloo (snow shelter)
Declension
[edit]Declension of igloo | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | igloo | igloon | igloor | igloorna |
Genitive | igloos | igloons | igloors | igloornas |
References
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