iceberg
noun
ice·berg
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Definition of iceberg
1
: a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
2
: an emotionally cold person
3
: iceberg lettuce
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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
Recent Examples on the Web
Try a different kind of lettuce – classic iceberg and butter are both good. — Becky Krystal, The Denver Post, "How to upgrade your sandwich with clever twists on 5 classics," 22 Aug. 2019 The ship famously hit an iceberg, killing 1,500 people. — Charlie D'agata, CBS News, "Metal-eating bacteria and corrosion could cause the Titanic to disappear," 21 Aug. 2019 Michael Mann, a professor of atmospheric sciences at Penn State, said of the iceberg-making proposal. — NBC News, "This ice-making submarine would pop out bergs to help stop rising seas," 6 Aug. 2019 Those objects turned out to be a scattering of debris: paddles, the pump for the canoe — and two bodies trapped behind an iceberg. — Author: Madeline Mcgee, Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska glacier where boaters were found dead had recently become prone to calving, guide says," 2 Aug. 2019 Plastic is just the tip of the rapidly melting iceberg that is our climate-change problem, with deforestation, coal and gas burning, and wide-scale factory farming adding to the buffet of horrors. — Cady Drell, Marie Claire, "Is It Possible to Live Trash-Free?," 30 July 2019 Shrimp cocktail, Caesar salad, iceberg wedge — check, check, check. — Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, "Review: Ocean Prime’s seafood is primo, but pricy," 24 July 2019 On the night of April 14, 1912, the British liner RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic and began sinking. — Washington Post, "Titanic survivor’s light-up cane to be sold at auction," 4 July 2019 And all this is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, "Amidst its many crises, India’s obsessing over an 18-year-old’s decision to quit Bollywood," 3 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'iceberg.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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iceberg
noun
English Language Learners Definition of iceberg
: a very large piece of ice floating in the ocean
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iceberg
noun
ice·berg
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Kids Definition of iceberg
: a large mass of ice that has broken away from a glacier and is floating in the ocean
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