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verge
noun [C] /vɜːdʒ/
/vɝːdʒ/ Definition
› the edge or border of something: They set up camp on the verge of the desert.Edges and extremities of objectsSurfaces of objects › UK (US shoulder) the strip of land that borders a road or path: She left her car by the side of the road and walked along the grass verge to the emergency phone.Road surfaces and features
(Definition of verge noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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