berg

A large mass of ice floating in the sea, typically broken off from a polar glacier or ice shelf.

• 🇪🇸Gran masa de hielo que flota en el mar, generalmente desprendida de un glaciar polar o de una plataforma de hielo.

1. Large floating ice mass B2 formal

   A massive piece of ice that has broken off from a glacier or ice shelf and floats in the ocean.

   • The ship narrowly avoided colliding with a huge berg.
   • Scientists are monitoring the movement of the iceberg.
   • Only the tip of the berg is visible above the water.

   🇪🇸témpano de hielo

   Sinónimos: iceberg

• bergs plural form
• bergs' possessive plural form
• berg's possessive singular form