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ig·loo (ig′lo̵̅o̅′)

noun pl. igloos -·loos′

  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

Etymology: Esk igdlu, snow house

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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