boatedge
nounUK /ˈbəʊtɛdʒ/
US /ˈboʊtɛdʒ/
The side or rim of a boat.
She sat on the boatedge and dangled her feet in the water.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The outer boundary of a boat's hull where it meets the water.
Water lapped gently against the boatedge.
3. A raised lip along the top of a boat's side that keeps water out.
He gripped the boatedge as the waves rocked the little craft.
4. The point at which a boat is about to tip or capsize.
The canoe tilted to its boatedge before righting itself.