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

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 Cooper, Frederic Taber

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.

From the superior vantage ground of her position, it is for her to hold out the right hand of fellowship.

From Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study by Leonard, Arthur Glyn

He plants his standard on the present, as on a vantage ground, where he can survey his field, and manoeuvre all his force, and compute the battle he is to fight.

From The Principles Of Secularism by Holyoake, George Jacob

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

Related Words

• angle
• perspective
• point of view
• slant
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