ICEBERG
ADJECTIVES
► BERGY of the nature of an iceberg; abounding in icebergs → 1856
NOUNS
► CALF an iceberg detached from a coast glacier; a fragment of ice detached from an iceberg or floe → 1818
► GROWLER a small iceberg → 1912 Amer. nautical sl.
► GRUNTER a sunken iceberg → 20C trawlermen’s usage
► ICE-HILL a floating iceberg → 1694 obs.
► ICE-ISLAND a detached portion of a glacier carried out to sea; a huge floating mass of ice, often rising to a great height above the water; an extensive iceberg → 1777
► ICE-ISLE an ‘Ice-Island’ → 1808
► ICE-MOUNTAIN an iceberg → 1694
► ICY HILLS icebergs → 1694 obs.
► ICY MOUNTAINS icebergs → 1600 obs.
NOUNS – PERSON
► ICEBERGER one who has had experience of icebergs → 1861
VERBS
► CALVE of a glacier or iceberg: to detach and throw off a mass of ice → 1837
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