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IGL-oo/ˈɪɡluː/

An igloo is a round house made of snow, used in very cold places. Countable: an igloo, igloos. Remember: an igloo (use an). A hut is wood; a tent is cloth; an igloo is snow. Children sometimes build a small igloo after heavy snow.

Meaning

A round house made of snow, used in very cold places.

Examples

• “The children built an igloo in the garden.”
• “They spent the night in an igloo.”
• “The igloo has a low door.”

Good to know

an igloo (use an). Made of snow. Contrast: hut (wood), tent (cloth). Place: very cold lands.

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