/ ˈaɪsbɜːg; NAmE -bɜːrg/ noun
an extremely large mass of ice floating in the sea
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IDIOMS
see tip noun
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from Dutch ijsberg , from ijs ice + berg hill.
/ ˈaɪsbɜːg; NAmE -bɜːrg/ noun
an extremely large mass of ice floating in the sea
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IDIOMS
see tip noun
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from Dutch ijsberg , from ijs ice + berg hill.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005