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Definition for: iceberg

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English

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

Singular
iceberg

Plural
icebergs

iceberg ( plural 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

  • Basque: iceberg, izozmendi
  • Chinese: 冰山
  • Danish: isbjerg
  • Dutch: ijsberg m
  • Esperanto: glacimonto
  • Estonian: jäämägi
  • Finnish: jäävuori
  • French: iceberg m
  • German: Eisberg m
  • Greek: παγόβουνο n
  • Indonesian: gunung es
  • Interlingua: iceberg
  • Italian: iceberg
  • Japanese: 氷山 (ひょうざん, hyōzan)
  • Korean: 빙산
  • Lithuanian: ledkalnis m
  • Norwegian: isfjell, isberg
  • Persian: يخكوه (yakhkuh)
  • Polish: góra lodowa f
  • Portuguese: icebergue
  • Russian: айсберг m (aysberg)
  • Spanish: iceberg
  • Swedish: isberg
  • Volapük: gladabel
  • Welsh: eisberg, mynydd iâ

See also

  • growler

Other Translations for "iceberg"

Braille 6 Dot
Braille 8 Dot
Sign Language Spelling
Morse Codeiceberg
Hex69 63 65 e2 65 72 e7
Pig Latinicebergway

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