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Iceberg
Webster 1828 Edition
Iceberg
ICEBERG
,Noun.
This term is applied to such elevated masses as exist in the valleys of the frigid zones; to those which are found on the surface of fixed ice; and to ice of great thickness and highth in a floating state. These lofty floating masses are sometimes detached from the icebergs on shore, and sometimes formed at a distance from any land. They are found in both the frigid zones, and are sometimes carried towards the equator as low as 40 degrees.
Definition 2024
iceberg
iceberg
English
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An iceberg
Noun
iceberg (plural icebergs)
- A huge mass of ocean-floating ice which has broken off a glacier or ice shelf
- The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank.
- (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.
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Translations
huge mass of floating ice
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French
Etymology
From English iceberg, from Dutch ijsberg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aj.sbɛʁɡ/, /is.bɛʁɡ/
- Rhymes: -ɛʁɡ
- Homophone: icebergs
Noun
iceberg m (plural icebergs)
Italian
Noun
iceberg m (invariable)
Derived terms
- punta dell'iceberg - tip of the iceberg
See also
- ghiaccio - ice