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berg

/bɜːg/

/bɜrg/

Translations

bergnoun

bergs

/bɜːg/

/bɜrg/

The ship collided with a massive berg in the North Atlantic.

Корабль столкнулся с огромным айсбергом в Северной Атлантике.

Synonyms

bergadjective

/bɜːɡ/

/bɝɡ/

Used attributively in South African English compounds such as "berg wind".

bergnoun

A large mass of ice floating in the sea; an iceberg.

The ship navigated carefully to avoid the massive bergs in the Arctic waters.

South African English: the mountains or a mountainous region, especially the Drakensberg.

They spent the weekend hiking in the berg.

bergadjective

South African, attributive: relating to or coming from the mountains.

A scorching berg wind swept across the coastal plain.