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How to pronounce igloo in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms iglu
Type of hovel, hut, hutch, shack, shanty

Examples of igloo

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Igloo was slated for a July 2012 launch, though that was delayed until December.
From the nbr.co.nz
The Magic were so cold early, it looked like they were playing inside an igloo.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The larva of G. apterus makes a cocoon inside the spider igloo before pupation.
From the sciencedaily.com
We're living in an igloo in the summertime, and the ice is melting all around us.
From the time.com
Before I went to Greenland, people kept asking, are you going to stay in an igloo?
From the freep.com
He used the estate agent boards to build this four-metre-high, igloo-like dwelling.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The dome igloo made of snow is the type of dwelling used up near the arctic circle.
From the buffalonews.com
I am 48 years old, I go from dreaming I'm living in a desert to living in an igloo.
From the psychcentral.com
But as soon as we all filed inside the igloo hotel, there were gasps of admiration.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
More examples
  • An Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
  • An igloo (Inuit language: iglu, Inuktitut syllabics u1403u14A1u14D7 (plural: igluit u1403u14A1u14D7u1403u1466 )), also known as a snow house or snow hut, is a type of shelter built of snow, typically built when the snow can be easily compacted.
  • Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr., USN (October 25, 1888 u2013 March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer who specialized in feats of exploration. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics...
  • A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow; A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the sea ice
  • (Igloos) Pallets and containers used in air transportation; the igloo shape fits the internal wall contours of a narrow-body airplane.
  • Bottomless shell made of fibreglass, metal etc, conforming to aircraft dimensions, produced to cover the maximum useable area of a pallet to which it is secured in flight.
  • An often dome-shaped Eskimo structure built by the piling of blocks of snow and intended as a shelter for either people or animals.
  • A form of outdoor or indoor Pizza Oven enclosure where the oven walls follow the basic shape of the oven chamber to form an Igloo, or Beehive. Also a traditional Mediterranean finish style.
  • Domed winter house made of snow blocks.