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

Goods were arriving and being put in place; men were quarreling for this or that vantage ground, and carpenters were busy in every direction.

From The Adventures of a Country Boy at a Country Fair by Otis, James

Jean, the lynx-eyed, from his vantage ground in the tavern doorway, caught sight of La Souris' suspicious manœuvres.

From When a Cobbler Ruled a King by Seaman, Augusta Huiell

Now, however, he conceived himself to stand on high vantage ground, and appealed to the aerial reflection as a splendid miracle wrought for his behoof.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander

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

From her elevated vantage ground the girl could see the toll-house very distinctly, though she herself was partly hidden by a small clump of young locusts under which she had paused.

From The Night Riders A Thrilling Story of Love, Hate and Adventure, Graphically Depicting the Tobacco Uprising in Kentucky by Wood, Henry C.

Related Words

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