brink
noun
[ brɪŋk ]
• the extreme edge of land before a steep slope or a body or water.
• "the brink of the cliffs"
Similar:
edge,
verge,
margin,
rim,
lip,
extremity,
border,
boundary,
fringe,
perimeter,
circumference,
periphery,
limit,
limits,
bound,
bounds,
marge,
bourn,
skirt,
Origin:
Middle English: of Scandinavian origin.