noun

berg

burg

noun

A large floating mass of ice broken off from a glacier; short for iceberg.

"The ship altered course to avoid a berg drifting in the shipping lane."

A mountain or steep hill (used mainly in place names and dialect).

"The trail climbed steadily toward the berg in the distance."

How to Use Berg

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishUsually just a casual short form of "iceberg."

bergs plural, bergs plural

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The ship altered course to avoid a _____ drifting in the shipping lane.

Berg is simply a shortened form of "iceberg"; the word ultimately comes from a Germanic root meaning "mountain."

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