noun
- a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier or ice sheet, typically found in polar regions
Usage: short for iceberg; common in nautical and geographic contexts
Examples
- The ship's lookout spotted a berg on the horizon.
- Icebergs calve from glaciers and drift into the ocean as bergs.
- Climate change has increased the number of bergs in Arctic waters.
- The Titanic struck a berg in the North Atlantic.
- Researchers study bergs to understand glacier dynamics.