Bergs

/bɜːɡz/ noun

Plural of berg; large floating chunks of ice that have broken off from glaciers or ice sheets, commonly seen in polar oceans.

Short for 'iceberg,' which comes from Dutch 'ijsberg' (ice mountain). The word was adopted into English in the 1600s as polar exploration increased and icebergs became a well-known hazard to ships.

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