Meaning
iceberg
- A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier into the sea.
- A visible portion of a much larger hidden issue or problem.
In a sentence
La nave si è avvicinata troppo a un iceberg.
The ship got too close to an iceberg.
Questo errore è solo la punta dell'iceberg.
This mistake is only the tip of the iceberg.
Il riscaldamento globale fa sciogliere molti iceberg nell'oceano.
Global warming is melting many icebergs in the ocean.
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| iceberg | masculine · singular |
| iceberg | masculine · plural |
| iceberg | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Invariable foreign loanword; takes masculine articles ('l'iceberg', 'gli iceberg').