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Igloo vs Boathouse - What's the difference?

igloo | boathouse |

As nouns the difference between igloo and boathouse

is that igloo is a dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow while boathouse is a building at the edge of a river or lake in which boats are kept.

igloo

English

Alternative forms

* (l)

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.

    • See also

    (Native American dwellings) * quinzhee * snow fort

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    boathouse

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A building at the edge of a river or lake in which boats are kept.

    • Anagrams

    * English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs