vantage ground

American  

noun

1. a position or place that gives one an advantage, as for action, view, or defense.

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vantage ground British  

noun

1. a position or condition affording superiority or advantage over or as if over an opponent

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Etymology

Origin of vantage ground

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

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vantage ground

Your pilot, knowing that a run from here is a certainty, selects his vantage ground.

From Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes by Lambert, Nannie

Much progress had been made and substantial vantage ground had been gained, but the problem still awaited practical solution.

From Story of the Aeroplane by Galbreath, C. B. (Charles Burleigh)

We occupied vantage ground, a good stand-point, saw both forms of society, and thus discovered what our masters had overlooked.

From Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters by Fitzhugh, George

From the vantage ground of April 4, 1865, and from the point of view of slavery, that address is a profound and most commanding interpretation of the philosophy and phenomena of our American life.

From Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians by Beardslee, Clark S.

The spy, who is peering in from his vantage ground among the hay, has fathomed the secret.

From Out of a Labyrinth by Lynch, Lawrence L.

Related Words

• angle
• perspective
• point of view
• slant
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