iceberg

• Substantivo que designa uma grande massa de gelo flutuante no mar, geralmente desprendida de uma geleira polar, ou um tipo de alface de folhas crocantes e bem compactadas que formam um repolho firme.

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.

   Sinônimosberg

2. Iceberg lettuceA2informal

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

   alface americana

   • 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.

   Sinônimosiceberg lettuce