iceberg

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈaɪsbɜːɡ/

Noun

obsolete US slang after an adjective figuratively

(obsolete) The seaward end of a glacier. [18th–19th c.] / A huge mass of ocean-floating ice which has broken off a glacier or ice shelf [from 19th c.] / (US, slang) An aloof person. [from 19th c.]

Japanese Meaning

1. 海上を漂流する巨大な氷の塊、氷山。 / 2. (旧意) 氷河の海側に位置する部分、または氷河から流出した氷の塊。 / 3. (米国スラング) 冷淡で近寄りがたい人物を指す表現。

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

古い海図では、その暗い突出部が明確に海に面した氷河の末端として記されており、漂流する氷塊ではなく氷河の海向きの終端を指していた。

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Sense（1）

(obsolete) The seaward end of a glacier. [18th–19th c.]

Sense（2）

A huge mass of ocean-floating ice which has broken off a glacier or ice shelf [from 19th c.]

The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank.

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Sense（3）

(US, slang) An aloof person. [from 19th c.]

Sense（4）

(figuratively, after an adjective) An impending disastrous event whose adverse effects are only beginning to show, in reference to one-tenth of the volume of an iceberg being visible above water.

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icebergs

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