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earthberg

noun

Etymology

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

  1. derived from ijsberch
  2. compounded as earthberg — “earth + iceberg”

Definitions

  1. A mass suspended or floating in water, similar to an iceberg, but consisting of earth…

    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.
    • Marrec mentally labeled the floating islands 'earthbergs.' He saw a few perfect cubes, each face a mirror, tumbling through the darkness.
    • All land is floating islands, like icebergs of earth, or “earthbergs,” honeycombed with caves.

  2. 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA