Iceberg

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Etymology

From Danish isbjerg or Norwegian isberg both meaning mountain of ice. First used to describe a glacier as seen at a distance from a ship then used as a term to describe the floating chunks of ice broken off from such glaciers.

Noun

iceberg (icebergs)

  1. A huge mass of ocean-floating ice which has broken off a glacier or ice shelf
    The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank.

Related terms

Translations

et:iceberg el:iceberg fr:iceberg it:iceberg fi:iceberg zh:iceberg

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