雪ゆき室むろ

noun

snow storehouse; snow storage hut

A traditional structure for preserving snow through warmer seasons, often used historically for refrigeration. Compare 氷室 (ice house).

See also: 氷室

• 昔むかしは雪ゆき室むろに雪ゆきを蓄たくわえて夏なつまで保ほ存ぞんした。

  In the past, they stored snow in a snow storehouse and kept it until summer.

noun

snow cavern; snow cave

A natural or artificial cavity in snow, such as an igloo-like shelter or a hollow formed by melting.

• 登と山ざん中ちゅうに雪ゆき室むろを見みつけて休きゅう憩けいした。

  During the climb, we found a snow cavern and took a rest.