cliff edges
Where falls begin
Cliff edges are the boundaries where high, steep rock faces meet level ground—the line between solid footing and a dangerous drop.
The term appears literally in hiking warnings and figuratively for precarious situations: The company was teetering on cliff edges financially.
Standing at a cliff edge evokes both danger and dramatic views.
- precipiceSteep rock face
- ledgeProjecting horizontal surface
- dropFall or release
- vergeBorder or cusp
- brinkCritical boundary point
overhang · plunge · vertigo · crumbling · loose gravel · jagged · sheer · rocky · coastline · seagulls · birds of prey · windswept · heights · abyss · danger · warning signs · falling · perilous
- outdoor hazardsbears, heatstroke, snakes, blisters, sunburn
- rocky terrainboulders, scree, outcrops, rockfall, rock faces
- coastal geologysea caves, sea stacks, coves, headlands, promontories
- surrealist artmelting clocks, dream worlds, impossible geometry, elephant legs, faceless figures
- Back Roadsback roads, country roads, country lanes, dirt roads, gravel roads
cliff edgesfirm ground
Stable, unyielding surface
level ground · flat terrain · bedrock · stable footing · concrete floors
cliff edgesenclosed spaces
Areas with boundaries
protected areas · caves · bunkers · safe havens · shelters
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