outer edge

Farthest visible limit

The outer edge is the boundary or margin furthest from the center of something.

A plate has an outer edge; so does a city or a forest.

The phrase often implies a limit or periphery: We camped at the outer edge of the park.

Figuratively, it can suggest extremity: the outer edge of what's legally permissible.

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margin · periphery · far reaches · brink · on the brink · lip · verge · threshold · ledge · precipice · horizon · event horizon · outline · contour · circumference · frontier · limit · crust

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Opposites
spatial position from center

outer edgecenter

Middle of anything

core · middle · inner core · heart · nucleus

boundary versus interior

outer edgeinner edge

Innermost boundary line

interior · inside · inner surface · depths · central region

Family

outer, edge, out, outward, outwardly, outermost, edged, edges, edging

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G