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

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 C. B. (Charles Burleigh) Galbreath

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 Nannie Lambert

It was very easy to envy from the comfortable vantage ground of a hundred and fifty thousand a year.

From The Maker of Opportunities by George Gibbs

At these times the animosity shown in some of the cartoons seems rather surprising, when looked at from the sober vantage ground of later years.

From The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature by Frederic Taber Cooper

He watched from a safe vantage ground until he saw her give a quiet glance round, and then surreptitiously slip away.

From Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing by Gertrude Page

Related Words

• angle
• perspective
• point of view
• slant
• viewpoint