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Meaning of iceberg

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

iceberg

Pronunciation:/ˈaɪsbɜːɡ//ˈaɪsbɝɡ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A huge mass of ocean-floating ice which has broken off a glacier or ice shelf

    Example: The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank.

  2. An aloof person.

  3. (after an adjective) 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.