iglooとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo, “house, building (of any kind)”), from Proto-Inuit *ǝɣlu, from Proto-Eskimo *ǝŋlu.

発音

• IPA: /ˈɪɡ.luː/

名詞

igloo (plural igloos)

1. A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
2. (zoology) A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the sea ice.
3. (military) A reinforced bunker for the storage of nuclear weapons.
   • 2011, Robert Hutchinson, Weapons of Mass Destruction:

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

4. (logistics) A kind of airfreight cargo container.
   • 1978, Made in Mexico:

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

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参考

• traditional Native American dwellings:
  • hogan (used by the Navajo in the southwestern United States)
  • igloo (used by the Inuit, made of snow)
  • teepee (used in the Great Plains)
  • tupik (used by the Inuit during the summer)
  • wetu (used by the Wampanoag in the northeastern United States)
  • wickiup (used in the southwestern and western United States)
  • wigwam (used in the northeastern United States)
• quinzhee
• snow fort

アナグラム

• logoi, oglio, oligo, oligo-