"Arctic icebergs vary in size from the size of a large piano, called growlers, to the dimensions of a 10-story building. Icebergs about the size of a small house are called bergy bits."
"A 'Growler' is a colloquial term applied to icebergs of small mass, which therefore only show a small portion above the surface. It is not infrequently a berg which has turned over, and is therefore showing what has been termed 'black ice,' or more correctly, dark blue ice."
Примеры использования:
The New York Times | April 25, 1912: "The witness said he had cautioned the lookout and warned Sixth Officer Moody to keep a sharp watch for growlers and bergs."
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