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# igloo

noun (an igloo, igloos)

«igloo» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A dome-shaped shelter built from blocks of hard snow, made by Inuit people in the Arctic for hunting trips. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/igloo/#m1)
2. Anything shaped like a dome, such as an igloo tent or a dome-shaped bin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/igloo/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography lessons about the Arctic and the Inuit, pupils learn how snow blocks keep heat in. In science: snow is a good insulator, so an igloo can be much warmer inside than outside. In everyday play children build snow igloos. Phrases: build an igloo.

### Examples

- The Inuit hunters built an igloo for the night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/igloo/#x1)
- It is warmer inside an igloo than outside in the wind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/igloo/#x2)
- We tried to build an igloo in the snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/igloo/#x3)
- The igloo has a low tunnel for a door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/igloo/#x4)
- Our tent is shaped like an igloo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/igloo/#x5)
- Snow blocks were cut with a long knife to make the igloo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/igloo/#x6)

### Note

Plural: igloos. «an igloo» because it starts with a vowel sound. Myth: Inuit people do not all live in igloos all year — they were mostly used as winter or travel shelters, and today most live in houses. The word comes from the Inuit word for house.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «igloo» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/igloo/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«igloo» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/igloo.html) on Mova free.