ICEBERG

iceberg, berg

(noun) a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

iceberg (plural icebergs)

A huge mass of ocean-floating ice which has broken off a glacier or ice shelf

(US, slang) An aloof person.

(figuratively, after an adjective) An impending disastrous event whose adverse effects are only beginning to show, in reference to one-tenth of the volume of an iceberg being visible above water.

Source: Wiktionary


Ice"berg`, n. Etym: [Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. iisbierg, Sw. isberg, properly, a mountain of ice. See Ice, and Berg.]

Definition: A large mass of ice, generally floating in the ocean.

Note: Icebergs are large detached portions of glaciers, which in cold regions often project into the sea.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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