Word Image
plural: icebergs
Part Of Speech
noun
Word Meaning
a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier
Word Family
ice
Sentences
Cracked and weathered, the iceberg drifted past the boat.
The whaling ship cautiously approached the iceberg as it loomed in the darkness.
With a thunderous crack, a piece of the iceberg calved, plunging into the ocean.
Penguins wobbled across the great iceberg’s slick surface.
The kayakers weaved through a maze of towering icebergs in the fjord.
When the Titanic hit the iceberg in the night, its fate was sealed.
Icebergs can change color due to algae growth, iron minerals, and even volcanic ash trapped within their icy depths.
While they appear solid, icebergs are actually porous and full of air bubbles, making them surprisingly buoyant.
Only about 10% of an iceberg is visible above water, with the rest hidden beneath the surface.
The ship’s bow sliced through the frigid waves, narrowly avoiding the icy daggers of an iceberg.
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