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iceberg

ice·berg [ ˈīs-ˌbərg]

iceberg

noun

[ˈīs-ˌbərg]

Definition of iceberg

1 : a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier

2 : an emotionally cold person

3 : iceberg lettuce

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Recent Examples on the Web

//These come with a small salad (96 percent iceberg, three percent carrot shred, one percent ginger dressing) and a reasonably sized spring roll.
— Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, "Mai Thai offers guests a Thai-club sandwich | Review," 31 Oct. 2019
//The iceberg, dubbed D-28, split off from the Amery Ice Shelf in East Antarctica on Sept. 25, creating a free-floating mountain of ice more than 600 feet thick.
— Tom Metcalfe, NBC News, "Iceberg bigger than L.A. broke off Antarctic ice shelf. But climate change isn't to blame.," 2 Oct. 2019
//Try a different kind of lettuce — classic iceberg and butter are both good.
— Becky Krystal, Washington Post, "How to upgrade your favorite sandwich," 21 Aug. 2019
//And the deaths are just the tip of a sorrowful iceberg.
— Brian Resnick, Vox, "Teens are increasingly depressed, anxious, and suicidal. How can we help?," 11 July 2019
//The tip of the pollutome iceberg is what is known, pollutants proven to claim nine million lives a year.
— Adam Rogers, WIRED, "A Global Pollution Observatory Hunts for Hidden Killers," 8 July 2019
//Just over Spoth’s shoulder a mile-wide tabular iceberg slides past, revealing the piercing cobalt at the berg’s cold center.
— Elizabeth Rush, National Geographic, "These women are changing the landscape of Antarctic research," 7 Mar. 2019
//The vast majority of an iceberg’s mass is below water.
— James Rogers, Fox News, "Incredible images of Canada's 'beauty berg' cause sensation," 6 June 2018
//As the Trump administration continues to work on the draft order, experts say its dubious constitutionality is just the tip of the legal iceberg.
— Brian Fung, CNN, "Federal officials raise concerns about White House plan to police alleged social media censorship," 22 Aug. 2019

First Known Use of iceberg

1784, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for iceberg

probably partial translation of Danish or Norwegian isberg, from is ice + berg mountain

Dictionary Entries near iceberg

Phrases Related to iceberg

the tip of the iceberg

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Synonyms & Antonyms of iceberg

a cold aloof person

a brilliant doctor, no doubt, but both patients and staff complain that he is an iceberg

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More Definitions foriceberg

iceberg

noun

English Language Learners Definition of iceberg

: a very large piece of ice floating in the ocean

iceberg

noun

ice·berg | \ ˈīs-ˌbərg \

Kids Definition of iceberg

: a large mass of ice that has broken away from a glacier and is floating in the ocean