iceberg

• Gran masa de hielo flotante desprendida de un glaciar polar, o variedad de lechuga de hojas crujientes y apretadas que forman una cabeza compacta.

A noun referring to a large mass of ice floating in the sea, typically broken off from a polar glacier, or a type of lettuce with crisp, tightly packed leaves forming a firm head.

1. Floating ice massB1formal

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

   Iceberg

   • The Titanic struck an iceberg and sank in 1912.
   • Only about ten percent of an iceberg is visible above the water.
   • Scientists are monitoring the movement of a massive iceberg in the Antarctic.

   Sinónimosberg

2. Iceberg lettuceA2informal

   A type of lettuce with crisp, tightly packed, light-green leaves that form a firm head.

   Lechuga iceberg

   • She added some chopped iceberg lettuce to the salad.
   • Iceberg lettuce is often used in burgers for its crunch.
   • The grocery store had fresh iceberg lettuce on sale.

   Sinónimosiceberg lettuce