vantage

[van-tij, vahn-]

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noun

a position, condition, or place affording some advantage or a commanding view.
an advantage or superiority: the vantage of wisdom that often comes with age.
British. advantage(def 5).

Origin of vantage

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, aphetic variant of avantage advantage

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Examples from the Web for vantage

Contemporary Examples

A ride in a ski lift crafted to look like a flying hot-air balloon even brought visitors to the vantage point of a flying monkey.
Follow the Yellow Brick Road…to North Carolina
Nina Strochlic
February 12, 2014
From some vantage points, the Stratosphere on the strip is visible, but it feels light years away.
A Tech Millionaire Bets on the Urban Revival of Downtown Las Vegas
Sarah Kunst
January 16, 2014
But nor could one entirely imagining the world today from the vantage point of 1945.
Out of the Ruins of the Second World War
Lucas Wittmann
October 27, 2013
There are escape routes from this vantage point: Deeper down the dark alley.
The Man Oswald First Tried to Kill Before JFK
Bill Minutaglio, Steven L. Davis
October 3, 2013
Fares, from his vantage point near the traffic in Tahrir, thinks the police have improved their behavior and are less abusive.
Forget Mubarak
Christopher Dickey, Mike Giglio
August 22, 2013

Historical Examples

We have a vantage, since we see them against the light and they can scarce see us.
The White Company
Arthur Conan Doyle
The second course was so equal that the keenest judges could not discern any vantage.
The White Company
Arthur Conan Doyle
Unarmed and taken at a vantage, I was struck down and pinioned in a moment.
Micah Clarke
Arthur Conan Doyle
From hidden points of vantage the family watched the performance.
White Fang
Jack London
But even from this vantage ground he found his purpose thwarted.
The Night Riders
Ridgwell Cullum

British Dictionary definitions for vantage

vantage

noun

a state, position, or opportunity affording superiority or advantage
superiority or benefit accruing from such a position, state, etc
tennis short for advantage

Derived Formsvantageless, adjective

Word Origin

C13: from Old French avantage advantage

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Word Origin and History for vantage

n.

c.1300, "advantage, profit," from Anglo-French vantage, from Old French avantage (see advantage). Vantage point attested from 1865; a similar notion was in earlier vantage ground (1610s).

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Examples from the Web for vantage

Contemporary Examples

A ride in a ski lift crafted to look like a flying hot-air balloon even brought visitors to the vantage point of a flying monkey.

From some vantage points, the Stratosphere on the strip is visible, but it feels light years away.

But nor could one entirely imagining the world today from the vantage point of 1945.

There are escape routes from this vantage point: Deeper down the dark alley.

Fares, from his vantage point near the traffic in Tahrir, thinks the police have improved their behavior and are less abusive.

Historical Examples

We have a vantage, since we see them against the light and they can scarce see us.

The second course was so equal that the keenest judges could not discern any vantage.

Unarmed and taken at a vantage, I was struck down and pinioned in a moment.

From hidden points of vantage the family watched the performance.

But even from this vantage ground he found his purpose thwarted.

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Word Origin and History for vantage

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