Igloo (Noun)
Meaning
An Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The family huddled together in their igloo for warmth during the harsh Arctic storm.
- Eskimos constructed an elaborate igloo to serve as temporary shelter during the winter hunting season.
- The explorer stumbled upon an abandoned igloo, its sod walls slowly eroding into the tundra.
- They worked together to build an igloo to shield them from the freezing blizzard that loomed overhead.
- As the snow fell gently on the Arctic landscape, the Inuit villagers settled into their cozy igloo homes for the night.