vantage

American  

[van-tij, vahn-] / ˈvæn tɪdʒ, ˈvɑn- /

noun

1. a position, condition, or place affording some advantage or a commanding view.

2. an advantage or superiority.

   the vantage of wisdom that often comes with age.

3. British. advantage.

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vantage British  

/ ˈvɑːntɪdʒ /

noun

1. a state, position, or opportunity affording superiority or advantage

2. superiority or benefit accruing from such a position, state, etc

3. tennis short for advantage

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Other Word Forms

• vantageless adjective

Etymology

Origin of vantage

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

Example Sentences

Because the comet's trajectory placed it between Europa Clipper and the Sun, the spacecraft had an unusual vantage point.

From Science Daily

Days can be filled with activities like kitesurfing in a turquoise archipelago or whale-watching from a unique vantage point—up above the Indian Ocean in a helicopter.

From The Wall Street Journal

As the Popemobile made its way from the port to the waterfront, people jostled against metal barricades to get a better vantage point for smartphone videos.

From Los Angeles Times

Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive said on the company’s conference call: “There’s been a lot of talk about an AI bubble. From our vantage point, we see something very different.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"From our vantage point, we see something very different," he said.

From Barron's

Related Words

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