Word of the Day: PROMONTORY

High above it all

promontory (noun) - a high point of land projecting into a body of water; a cliff, bluff, or headland [prom-uhn-tohr-ee]

BREAKDOWN: PRO- (forward) + MONT- (mountain) + -ORY (involving)

“I sat upon a promontory, And heard a mermaid, on a dolphin's back, Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath, That the rude sea grew civil at her song; And certain stars shot madly from their spheres, To hear the sea-maid's music.” —William Shakespeare