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iceberg

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ice·berg  (sbûrg)
n.
1. A massive floating body of ice broken away from a glacier. Only about 10 percent of its mass is above the surface of the water.
2. Informal A cold, aloof person.

[Partial translation of Dutch ijsberg, from Middle Dutch ijsbergh : ijs, ice + bergh, mountain; see bhergh-2 in Indo-European roots.]

iceberg [ˈaɪsbɜːg]
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a large mass of ice floating in the sea, esp a mass that has broken off a polar glacier
tip of the iceberg the small visible part of something, esp a problem or difficulty, that is much larger
3. Slang chiefly US a person considered to have a cold or reserved manner
[probably part translation of Middle Dutch ijsberg ice mountain; compare Norwegian isberg]

iceberg  (sbûrg)
A massive body of floating ice that has broken away from a glacier or ice field. Most of an iceberg lies underwater, but because ice is not as dense as water, about one ninth of it remains above the surface.
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iceberg
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.icebergiceberg - a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier
floater - an object that floats or is capable of floating
growler - a small iceberg or ice floe just large enough to be hazardous for shipping
ice mass - a large mass of ice
2.iceberg - lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head; "iceberg is still the most popular lettuce"
lettuce - leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa
head lettuce, Lactuca sativa capitata - distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball
Translations
iceberg [ˈaɪsbɜːg]
A. Niceberg m
that's just the tip of the iceberg!no es más que la punta del iceberg
B. CPD iceberg lettuce Nlechuga f repollo

iceberg [ˈaɪsbɜːrg] niceberg m
the tip of the iceberg → la partie émergée de l'iceberg
iceberg lettuce nlaitue f iceberg

iceberg [ˈaɪsbɜːg] niceberg m inv
this is only the tip of the iceberg (fig) → questa è solo la punta dell'iceberg
iceberg [ˈaɪsbɜːg] niceberg m inv
this is only the tip of the iceberg (fig) → questa è solo la punta dell'iceberg

iceberg جبل جليدى ledovec isbjerg Eisberg παγόβουνο iceberg jäävuori iceberg ledeni brijeg iceberg 氷山 빙산 ijsberg isfjell góra lodowa iceberg айсберг isberg ภูเขาน้ำแข็งลอยอยู่กลางทะเล buzdağı núi băng trôi 冰山


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Nearer still, following the drift, an iceberg rears its crags and pinnacles to the sky; here, glittering in the moonbeams; there, looming dim and ghost-like in the ashy light.
True, other fish are found exceedingly brisk in those Hyperborean waters; but these, be it observed, are your cold-blooded, lungless fish, whose very bellies are refrigerators; creatures, that warm themselves under the lee of an iceberg, as a traveller in winter would bask before an inn fire; whereas, like man, the whale has lungs and warm blood.
Now, that Lazarus should lie stranded there on the curbstone before the door of Dives, this is more wonderful than that an iceberg should be moored to one of the Moluccas.
 
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