berg

CEFRC1

/bɜːɡ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A mountain.

Examples

  • A massive ice berg was spotted floating in the North Atlantic.

  • Mr. Berg is helping you.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A place name, notably of:, A former duchy and later grand duchy in North Rhine-Westphalia (Western Germany).

  2. An iceberg.

More examples

In context

  • Berg is a center-back.

  • The ice was thin, and only a few areas had bergs large enough to support marine mammals.

  • There are in fact many such subterranean underways in Germany, speeding traffic beneath bergs, burgs and villages and into and around and under big city downtowns ...

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Origin

noun

Clipping of iceberg.