Definition of "igloo" []

• An Inuit or Eskimo dwelling, especially a dome-shaped winter dwelling built of blocks of packed snow. (noun)
• A dome-shaped structure or building. (noun)

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• "In North America, this latitude can land you in igloo territory."
• "An igloo is a much more comfortable place to sleep."
• "They build in a circle and bevel the edges of the blocks so that the igloo is shaped like a bee-hive."