1. dome-shaped shelters built from blocks of snow, traditionally used by Inuit people

Examples

• The children built small igloos in the backyard after the snowstorm.
• Traditional igloos can maintain warm temperatures inside even when it’s freezing outside.
• The Inuit constructed igloos as temporary shelters during hunting trips.
• We learned about igloos in our unit on Arctic cultures.
• The museum display showed how igloos are built using spiral blocks of snow.
• Several igloos dotted the frozen landscape of the Arctic village.