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iceberg
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Noun
obsolete
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slang
after an adjective
figuratively
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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(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.]
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iceberg
On the old nautical chart, they labeled the dark promontory plainly as an iceberg, referring to the glacier's seaward end rather than a drifting block.
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On the old nautical chart, they labeled the dark promontory plainly as an iceberg, referring to the glacier's seaward end rather than a drifting block.
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