brink
[ bringk ]
/ brɪŋk /
noun
the edge or margin of a steep place or of land bordering water.
any extreme edge; verge.
a crucial or critical point, especially of a situation or state beyond which success or catastrophe occurs: We were on the brink of war.
Origin of brink
1250–1300; Middle English
brink < Old Norse (Danish)
brink, cognate with MLG
brink edge, hillside, Old Norse
brekka slope, hill
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British Dictionary definitions for brink
brink
/ (brɪŋk) /
noun
the edge, border, or verge of a steep place
the brink of the precipice
the highest point; top
the sun fell below the brink of the hill
the land at the edge of a body of water
the verge of an event or state
the brink of disaster
Word Origin for brink
C13: from Middle Dutch
brinc, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse
brekka slope, Middle Low German
brink edge of a field