Definitions for iceberg
ˈaɪs bɜrgice·berg

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. iceberg, bergnoun

   a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier

2. crisphead lettuce, iceberg lettuce, icebergnoun

   lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head

   "iceberg is still the most popular lettuce"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. icebergnoun

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

   The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank.

2. Etymology: From Eisberg, compound of Eis “ice” + Berg “mountain”. First used to describe a glacier as seen at a distance from a ship then used as a term to describe the floating chunks of ice broken off from such glaciers. Compare ijsberg, isbjerg, / isberg, Welsh eisberg.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Iceberg

   An iceberg is a piece of freshwater ice more than 15 m long that has broken off a glacier or an ice shelf and is floating freely in open (salt) water. Smaller chunks of floating glacially-derived ice are called "growlers" or "bergy bits". The sinking of the Titanic in 1912 led to the formation of the International Ice Patrol in 1914. Much of an iceberg is below the surface, which led to the expression "tip of the iceberg" to illustrate a small part of a larger unseen issue. Icebergs are considered a serious maritime hazard. Icebergs vary considerably in size and shape. Icebergs that calve from glaciers in Greenland are often irregularly shaped while Antarctic ice shelves often produce large tabular (table top) icebergs. The largest iceberg in recent history, named B-15, was measured at nearly 300 by 40 kilometres (186 by 25 mi) in 2000. The largest iceberg on record was an Antarctic tabular iceberg measuring 335 by 97 kilometres (208 by 60 mi) sighted 240 kilometres (150 mi) west of Scott Island, in the South Pacific Ocean, by the USS Glacier on November 12, 1956. This iceberg was larger than Belgium.

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1. iceberg

   An iceberg is a large piece of freshwater ice that has broken off a glacier or an ice shelf and is floating freely in open salt water. They vary in size, ranging from very small (less as 1 meter across) to extremely large, potentially the size of small countries. Most of its mass is underwater, often leading to the metaphor "tip of the iceberg" to denote a small visible part of a much larger, hidden entity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Icebergnoun

   a large mass of ice, generally floating in the ocean

2. Etymology: [Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. iisbierg, Sw. isberg, properly, a mountain of ice. See Ice, and Berg.]

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1. Iceberg

   An iceberg is a large piece of freshwater ice that has broken off a glacier or an ice shelf and is floating freely in open water. It may subsequently become frozen into pack ice. As it drifts into shallower waters, it may come into contact with the seabed, a process referred to as seabed gouging by ice.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Iceberg

   īs′bėrg, n. a mountain or huge mass of floating ice. [From Scand., Norw., and Sw. isberg. See ice and berg=mountain.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. iceberg

   An insulated mountain of ice, whether on Arctic lands or floating in the sea. Some have been known to be aground in 120 fathoms water, and rise to the height of 150 feet above it. Cook's obtaining fresh water from floating icebergs was not a new discovery. The Hudson's Bay ships had long made use of it; and in July, 1585, Captain Davis met with ice "which melted into very good fresh water."

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1. iceberg

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of iceberg in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of iceberg in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of iceberg in a Sentence

1. Christopher Rufo:

   The number of teachers arrested for child sex abuse is just the tip of the iceberg—much as it was for the Catholic Church prior to widespread exposure and investigation in the early 2000s, the best available academic research, published by the Department of Education, suggests that nearly 10% of public school students suffer from physical abuse between kindergarten and twelfth grade.

2. Josh King Madrid:

   there is a lot more where that came from, thats just the tip of the iceberg”

3. Todd Maiden:

   It has given people in the market some pause, if the court was to suddenly invalidate the auctions, where do you go from there? Does that mean we go back in time and refund the money? And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

4. Dave Limp:

   It will take us years to get more and more conversational, but this breakthrough is very big for us, tip of the iceberg.

5. Scott Stringer:

   It is an insult to families who are desperate to access technology for their children to leave brand new computers and tablets unused in closets and storage facilities, if auditors can’t locate an average of 180 computers per DOE location, this may be just the tip of the iceberg.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=iceberg
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Iceberg
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceberg
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iceberg
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=iceberg
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=iceberg
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=iceberg