bergy bit
bergy bit noun: a fragment of ice, larger than a growler but smaller than an iceberg proper.
Noun
bergy bit (plural bergy bits)
- A fragment of ice, larger than a growler but smaller than an iceberg proper.
- As Ed held onto my kayak, I carefully slithered up onto the chunk of ice, wondering just how much weight would cause a bergy bit to roll, and whether or not the toutons I'd had for breakfast were enough to do the trick.2010, Kari Bodnarchuk, “Close Encounters”, in Lucy McCauley, editor, The Best Women's Travel Writing 2009: True Stories from Around the World, Palo Alto: Travelers' Tales, →ISBN, page 27
Forms of bergy bit
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Questions about bergy bit
- What does bergy bit mean?
- Bergy bit means a fragment of ice, larger than a growler but smaller than an iceberg proper.
- What part of speech is bergy bit?
- Bergy bit is a noun.
- What is the plural of bergy bit?
- The plural of bergy bit is bergy bits.
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