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Meaning
Noun
●
The
seaward
end of
a
glacier
. [– c.]
The
seaward
end of
a glacier.
●
A
huge
mass
of ocean-floating
ice
which has
broken off
a
glacier
or
ice shelf
[from c.]
A
huge
mass
of ocean-floating
ice
which has
broken off
a
glacier
or
ice
shelf
●
In American English:
An
aloof
person. [from c.]
An
aloof
person.
●
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.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
iceberg
English
Eisberg
German
Berg
German
Eis
German
is
Old High German (ca. 750-1050)
Sourced from
Etym
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