igloo building
Arctic dome crafting
The construction of dome-shaped shelters from blocks of compacted snow, traditionally practiced by Inuit peoples in Arctic regions.
The term extends to any activity involving building snow structures: The kids spent the afternoon igloo building in the backyard.
As a compound modifier: igloo building techniques, igloo building workshops.
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
- blocksObstructs or sections
- iceWater's solid form
- ice houseStructure for preserving frozen blocks
- InuitArctic indigenous people
Arctic · frozen tundra · northern lights · dome · shelter · frozen · winter · cold weather · cutting · stacking · entrance · tunnel · warmth · body heat · survival · cold · wind chill · compact
- Arctic Cultureskayak, dogsled, dog sledding, seal hunting, whale hunting
- Snow Funsnowball fight, snowman, sledding, snow angel, skiing
- winter activitiesskiing, skating, tobogganing, sledding, downhill skiing
- Canadian ArcticNunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Baffin Island, Yellowknife
- polar activitiesdog sledding, dogsledding, ice fishing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing
- snow skillssnow cave, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, backcountry skiing, skiing
igloo buildingtent pitching
Erecting portable shelter
concrete pouring · adobe construction · timber framing · stone masonry
igloo buildingstone masonry
Building with cut rock
concrete construction · brick laying · skyscraper construction
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