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iceberg
(īs′bʉrg′)
noun
a great mass of ice broken off from a glacier and floating in the sea
Origin: prob. via Du ijsberg, lit., ice mountain < Scand, as in Dan isbjerg < is, ice + bjerg, mountain
See iceberg in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A massive floating body of ice broken away from a glacier. Only about 10 percent of its mass is above the surface of the water.
- Informal A cold, aloof person.
Origin:
Origin: Partial translation of Dutch ijsberg
Origin: , from Middle Dutch ijsbergh
Origin: : ijs, ice
Origin: + bergh, mountain; see bhergh-2 in Indo-European roots
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