igloo

igloo
Synonyms and related words:
apse, arcade, arcature, arch, arched roof, archway, avalanche, blizzard, camber, ceilinged roof, concameration, concha, cove, crystal, cupola, dome, driven snow, flake, flurry, geodesic dome, granular snow, hogan, jacal, keystone, longhouse, mantle of snow, mogul, ogive, skewback, slosh, slush, snow, snow banner, snow bed, snow blanket, snow blast, snow fence, snow flurry, snow roller, snow slush, snow squall, snow wreath, snow-crystal, snowball, snowbank, snowbridge, snowcap, snowdrift, snowfall, snowfield, snowflake, snowland, snowman, snowscape, snowshed, snowslide, snowslip, snowstorm, span, tepee, tupik, vault, vaulting, voussoir, wet snow, wickiup, wigwam

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  • igloo — ou iglou [ iglu ] n. m. • 1865; mot esquimau « maison » ♦ Abri en forme de dôme, construit avec des blocs de glace ou de neige préalablement découpés. Des igloos, des iglous. ● igloo ou iglou nom masculin (anglais igloo, de l esquimau iglo,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Igloo — Ig loo, n. 1. An Eskimo snow house. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the ice. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • igloo — → iglú …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • igloo — (n.) 1824, Canadian English, from an Eskimo word for house, dwelling (Cf. Greenlandic igdlo house ) …   Etymology dictionary

  • igloo — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 7}}[wym. iglo a. {{/stl 7}}{{stl 8}}rzad. {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}}iglu] {{/stl 7}}{{stl 8}}rz. n ndm {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} okrągły, kopulasty domek zbudowany z brył twardego, zlodowaciałego śniegu lub lodu, wysoki na ok. 2 m, mający… …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • igloo — ► NOUN ▪ a dome shaped Eskimo house, typically built from blocks of solid snow. ORIGIN Inuit, house …   English terms dictionary

  • igloo — [ig′lo͞o΄] n. pl. igloos [Esk igdlu, snow house] 1. an Eskimo house or hut, usually dome shaped and built of blocks of packed snow 2. any dome shaped building, esp. one used for storage …   English World dictionary

  • Igloo — L intérieur d un igloo en Alaska, dessiné en 1916 Plan de coupe …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Igloo — An igloo (Inuit language: iglu , Inuktitut syllabics: ᐃᒡᓗ, house , plural: iglooit or igluit , but in English commonly igloos ), translated sometimes as snowhouse, is the Inuit word for house or habitation, [cite… …   Wikipedia

  • igloo — /ig looh/, n., pl. igloos. 1. an Eskimo house, being a dome shaped hut usually built of blocks of hard snow. 2. Informal. any dome shaped construction thought to resemble an igloo: immense silos topped with steel igloos. 3. Mil. a dome shaped… …   Universalium

  • igloo — UK [ˈɪɡluː] / US [ˈɪɡlu] noun [countable] Word forms igloo : singular igloo plural igloos a building made from snow or ice …   English dictionary

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