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Meaning of Igloo | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈɪɡ.luː

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية كوخ الإسكيمو مَبْنًى اَلقَبَّانِي مَبْنًى قَبَّانِي

Български иглу

བོད་སྐད ཁྱགས་རོམ་ཁང་པ

Bosanski iglo iglu

Català iglú

Čeština iglú

Dansk iglo

Deutsch Iglu Schneehaus Schneehütte

Ελληνικά ιγκλού

Español iglú

Suomi iglu

Français igloo iglou

Gaeilge íoglú

हिन्दी इग्लू

Hrvatski iglo iglu

Magyar iglu

Íslenska snjóhús

Italiano igloo iglù

日本語イグルー

한국어 이글루

Nederlands iglo

Polski igloo iglu

پښتو ايغلو

Português iglu

Русский иглу

Српски iglo iglu

Svenska igloo

தமிழ் இக்லூ

ไทย อิกลู

Türkçe iglo iglu

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

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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Meaning of Igloo | Babel Free

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