floeberg

American  

[floh-burg] / ˈfloʊ bɜrg /

noun

1. a mass of ice floes resembling an iceberg.

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Etymology

Origin of floeberg

1875–80; floe + berg; modeled on iceberg

Example Sentences

Nares, in the flag-ship Alert, chose the dangerous and exposed winter quarters at Floeberg Beach, an open roadstead of the ice-clad Arctic Ocean at the northern entrance of Robeson Channel.

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The squadron was commanded by Captain Sir George Nares, R.N., of Challenger fame, whose flag-ship, the Alert, wintered at Floeberg Beach, exposed to the full force of the mighty pack of the frozen Arctic Ocean.

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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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The Commander gave the word, "We will plant the Stars and Stripes—at the North Pole!" and it was done; on the peak of a huge paleocrystic floeberg the glorious banner was unfurled to the breeze, and as it snapped and crackled with the wind, I felt a savage joy and exultation.

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We are sheltered north of a huge paleocrystic floeberg; and the dogs are at rest, with their noses in their tails.

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