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plural igloos
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: a usually dome-shaped dwelling of arctic regions that is usually made of blocks of snow or ice when built for temporary purposes or of sod, wood, or stone when permanent and that is typically associated with the indigenous Inuit, Inupiat, and Yupik peoples of Canada, Greenland, Alaska, and eastern Siberia
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: a building or structure shaped like a dome
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Other activities include the fan-favorite 6,000-square-foot ice rink, two Santa experiences, lounging around VIP fire pits and igloos, plus the chance to see the resort decked out in 10 million lights.
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Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2024
Clustered nearby are twelve shallow fibreglass domes that look like a conference of igloos designed by Louis Kahn.
—Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
Other activities include the fan-favorite 6,000-square-foot ice rink, two Santa experiences, lounging around VIP fire pits and in igloos, and seeing the resort decked out in 10 million lights.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 27 July 2024
The finished structures are reminiscent of origami constructions, Jenga stacks, pyramids, igloos, boats, submarines and alien spacecraft.
—David A. Keeps, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
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Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 11 Sep. 2024
Clustered nearby are twelve shallow fibreglass domes that look like a conference of igloos designed by Louis Kahn.
—Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
Other activities include the fan-favorite 6,000-square-foot ice rink, two Santa experiences, lounging around VIP fire pits and in igloos, and seeing the resort decked out in 10 million lights.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 27 July 2024
The finished structures are reminiscent of origami constructions, Jenga stacks, pyramids, igloos, boats, submarines and alien spacecraft.
—David A. Keeps, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
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igloo
noun
ig·loo
ˈig-lü 
plural igloos
: an Inuit house usually made of wood, sod, or stone when permanent or of blocks of snow or ice in the form of a dome when built for temporary use
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