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: a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
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: an emotionally cold person
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Examples of iceberg in a Sentence
a brilliant doctor, no doubt, but both patients and staff complain that he is an iceberg
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An Iceberg the Size of the Windy City The iceberg, named A-84 by the U.S. National Ice Center, is about 19 miles long and 11 miles wide.
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Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Influential Canadian author and artist Douglas Coupland talked to art critic Eddy Frankel about his latest muse — icebergs— for Independent.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The iceberg, named A-84, broke off from the southern end of the George VI Ice Shelf on January 13.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
There are no icebergs in the ship’s path, and the voyage was slow and steady.
—Rick Helfenbein, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Influential Canadian author and artist Douglas Coupland talked to art critic Eddy Frankel about his latest muse — icebergs— for Independent.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The iceberg, named A-84, broke off from the southern end of the George VI Ice Shelf on January 13.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
There are no icebergs in the ship’s path, and the voyage was slow and steady.
—Rick Helfenbein, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Iceberg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iceberg. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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iceberg
noun
ice·berg
ˈīs-ˌbərg 
: a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
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