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earthberg

earthberg noun: a mass suspended or floating in water, similar to an iceberg, but consisting of earth (dirt, soil, etc.).

Noun

earthberg (plural earthbergs)

  1. A mass suspended or floating in water, similar to an iceberg, but consisting of earth (dirt, soil, etc.).
    • The landscape of the Elemental Chaos is broken up by rivers of lightning, seas of fire, floating earthbergs, ice mountains, and other fantastic terrain features.2008, Jennifer Clark Wilkes, Wizards Presents Worlds and Monsters, page 16
    • Marrec mentally labeled the floating islands 'earthbergs.' He saw a few perfect cubes, each face a mirror, tumbling through the darkness.2010, Bruce R. Cordell, Lady of Poison: The Priests
  2. (rare) A mountain or large mound of earth.
    • Unsurprising, given that he'd spent most of his life in the Well, sheltered by the very earth-berg he now rose beside, hoisted on creaking cables.2008, Elizabeth Bear, All the Windwracked Stars

Forms of earthberg

pluralearthbergs
alternative formearth-berg

Origin of earthberg

In some senses, a blend of earth + iceberg; in other senses from earth + berg.

Questions about earthberg

What does earthberg mean?
Earthberg means a mass suspended or floating in water, similar to an iceberg, but consisting of earth (dirt, soil, etc.).
What part of speech is earthberg?
Earthberg is a noun.
What is the plural of earthberg?
The plural of earthberg is earthbergs.

Words near earthberg in the dictionary

  1. earthball
  2. earthballs
  3. earthbank
  4. earthbanks
  5. earthbath
  6. earthberg
  7. earthbergs
  8. earthberries
  9. earthberry
  10. earthboard
  11. earthboards

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