floeberg

[floh-burg] /ˈfloʊ bɜrg/

noun

a mass of ice floes resembling an iceberg.

Origin of floeberg

1875-1880

1875-80; floe + berg; modeled on iceberg

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We pitched camp on a floeberg of unusual height; about us were many big hummocks, and to the lee of these banks of hardened snow.

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