About The Word Iceberg
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Iceberg
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What's The Definition Of Iceberg?
[n] a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier
Synonyms | Synonyms for Iceberg: berg Related Terms | Find terms related to Iceberg: berg | calf | cryosphere | Dry Ice | firn | floe | frazil | frozen water | glaciation | glacier | glacieret | glaze | glazed frost | granular snow | ground ice | growler | ice | ice banner | ice barrier | ice belt | ice cave | ice cubes | ice dike | ice field | ice floe | ice foot | ice front | ice island | ice needle | ice pack | ice pinnacle | ice raft | ice sheet | icefall | icequake | icicle | jokul | lolly | neve | nieve penitente | pack ice | serac | shelf ice | sleet | slob | sludge | snow ice | snowberg See Also | floater | growler | ice mass Iceberg In Webster's Dictionary \Ice"berg`\, n. [Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan.
iisbierg, Sw. isberg, properly, a mountain of ice. See {Ice},
and {Berg}.]
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.
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