Igloo

Definitions

1. A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
2. A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the sea ice.
3. A reinforced bunker for the storage of nuclear weapons.
4. A kind of airfreight cargo container.

Equivalents

Examples

“General James Walsh signalled Strategic Air Command that the B-47 tore apart the igloo and knocked about 3 mark⟳ sixes.”

“Since most major airlines have⟳ interline agreements, if your cargo is in an igloo or container, it can be moved as is […]”

CEFR level