ICEBERG


Meaning of ICEBERG in English

/uys"berrg/ , n.

1. a large floating mass of ice, detached from a glacier and carried out to sea.

2. Informal. an emotionally cold person.

3. Australian Informal. a person who swims or surfs regularly in winter.

4. tip of the iceberg , the first hint or revelation of something larger or more complex: The new evidence in the case is just the tip of the iceberg.

[ 1765-75; half Anglicization, half adoption of D ijsberg ice mountain; c. G Eisberg, Sw isberg ]

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