noun
- Plural of berg; large floating masses of ice that have broken off from glaciers or ice sheets, typically found in polar regions.
Usage: Common in nautical and geographic contexts; Often used in the phrase 'iceberg'
Examples
- The ship's crew spotted several bergs floating in the Arctic waters.
- Climate change has increased the number of bergs calving from Greenland's glaciers.
- Bergs pose a significant hazard to maritime navigation in polar regions.
- The massive bergs drifted slowly southward with the ocean currents.
- Scientists monitor bergs to study changes in ice sheet stability.
- Tourists on the cruise ship photographed the towering bergs from a safe distance.