iceberg
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
iceberg/ˈʌɪsbɜːɡ/
▶noun a large mass of ice floating in the sea.
– phrases
the tip of an (or the) iceberg the small perceptible part of a much larger situation or problem.
the tip of an (or the) iceberg the small perceptible part of a much larger situation or problem.
– origin C18: from Du. ijsberg, from ijs ‘ice’ + berg ‘hill’.
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