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

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Example Sentences

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vantage ground

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 Clark S. Beardslee

Innocence oppressed found always in his protection a sure refuge, and the position of the great gave them no vantage ground before the Chancellor when suing for justice.

From The Mystery of Francis Bacon by William T. Smedley

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

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 Henry C. Wood

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