- iceberg⇄expr. the tip of the iceberg, a small or superficial part of something; that which appears only on the surface.
Ex. The news article reported only the tip of the iceberg. Hidden is a serious situation for engineers in the United States and Great Br - iceberg⇄iceberg, noun.
1. a large mass of ice floating in the sea; a detached portion of a glacier carried out to sea; berg. About 90 per cent of its mass is below the surface of the water.
Ex. icebergs and field ice in the treacherous fog-laden Grand