igloo, iglu
(noun) an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
Source: WordNet® 3.1
igloo (plural igloos)
A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
(zoology) A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the sea ice.
(military) A reinforced bunker for the storage of nuclear weapons.
(logistics) A kind of airfreight cargo container.
• logoi, oglio, oligo, oligo-
Source: Wiktionary
Ig"loo, n.
1. An Eskimo snow house.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the ice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 June 2025
(noun) a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
