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noun 
  1. A huge mass of ocean-floating ice which has broken off a glacier or ice shelf
The Titanic hit an and sank.
Etymology: From (Dan.) isbjerg or (Norw.) isberg both meaning mountain of ice. 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.


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