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Date: 1700-1800
Language: Danish
Origin: Norwegian isberg 'ice-mountain'

iceberg

 noun
     
Related topics: Nature, Oceanography, Geography
ice‧berg [countable]
DN a very large mass of ice floating in the sea, most of which is under the surface of the water

➔ the tip of the iceberg

at tip1 (4)
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