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English Dictionary: Iceberg by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Iceberg
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
iceberg
n
  1. a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier
    Synonym(s): iceberg, berg
  2. lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head; "iceberg is still the most popular lettuce"
    Synonym(s): crisphead lettuce, iceberg lettuce, iceberg
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Iceberg \Ice"berg`\, n. [Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan.
      iisbierg, Sw. isberg, properly, a mountain of ice. See {Ice},
      and {Berg}.]
      A large mass of ice, generally floating in the ocean.
  
      Note: Icebergs are large detached portions of glaciers, which
               in cold regions often project into the sea.
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