DCHP-1 Online

igloo iglu [< East Esk. iglu dwelling]

• 1a n. a domed structure built of blocks of hard snow; an Eskimo snowhouse.

  See also: ice-house (def. 2)  snowhouse (def. 1)  snow hut  snow igloo  

• 1b n. any other Eskimo house, except the tent, or tupek.

  See also: tupek  

• 2 n. Obs. a breathing-hole in ice, made by seals.

  See also: aglu