snow hut

Frozen dome dwelling

A snow hut is a shelter built from snow, typically by cutting and stacking blocks of compacted snow into a dome shape.

The term is sometimes used as a general alternative to igloo, though igloo specifically refers to the Inuit construction: The children built a snow hut in the backyard.

Related
  • iglooDomed snow shelter
  • ice houseStructure for preserving frozen blocks
  • InuitArctic indigenous people
  • iceWater's solid form
  • arcticOf extreme northern cold

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construction material

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Simple earth-walled dwelling

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climate adaptation

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Nomad's portable desert home

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permanence

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Large, stately home

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G