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VANTAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of having a superior or more favorable position
Example:
the experience gave him the advantage over me
Synonyms:
advantage; vantage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("vantage" is a kind of...):
asset; plus (a useful or valuable quality)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vantage"):
favor; favour (an advantage to the benefit of someone or something)
leverage (strategic advantage; power to act effectively)
handicap (advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning)
homecourt advantage (the advantage of playing on your home court in front of fans who are rooting for you)
lead (an advantage held by a competitor in a race)
clout; pull (special advantage or influence)
head start; start (the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race))
gain; profit (the advantageous quality of being beneficial)
preference (grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties))
privilege (a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all)
expedience; expediency (the quality of being suited to the end in view)
favorable position; favourable position; superiority (the quality of being at a competitive advantage)
good (benefit)
advantageousness; favorableness; favourableness; positiveness; positivity; profitableness (the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome)
tax advantage (an advantage bestowed by legislation that reduces a tax on some preferred activity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("vantage" is a kind of...):
place; position (the particular portion of space occupied by something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vantage"):
vantage point; viewpoint (a place from which something can be viewed)
Context examples:
From the closer vantage point of the April 2016 observations, the team also determined the object’s rotation period, observing the changes in light reflected from JR1’s surface to determine that it rotates once every 5.4 hours (or a JR1 day).
(New Horizons Collects First Science on a Post-Pluto Object, NASA)
Sitting still with few tasks to do while awaiting the team to return and provide its next commands, the rover had a rare chance to image its surroundings from the same vantage point several days in a row.
(Curiosity Mars Rover Snaps Its Highest-Resolution Panorama Yet, NASA)
Whilst the business of the fixing of the stakes and the fastening of the ropes was going forward, I from my place of vantage could hear the talk of the crowd behind me, the front two rows of which were lying upon the grass, the next two kneeling, and the others standing in serried ranks all up the side of the gently sloping hill, so that each line could just see over the shoulders of that which was in front.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Tranter's great sword was indeed a mighty vantage in his favor.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Late on Jan. 20, 2016, the Van Allen Probes observed chorus waves from its lofty vantage point and immediately after, FIREBIRD II saw microbursts.
(FIREBIRD II and NASA Mission Locate Whistling Space Electrons’ Origins, NASA)
We have a vantage, since we see them against the light and they can scarce see us.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Then, when all cavaliers had been satisfied, the two armies would come to hand-strokes, and fight right merrily until one or other had the vantage.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Sir Thomas Percy won the vantage over the Lord of Mucident, and the Lord Audley struck Sir Perducas d'Albret from the saddle.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The second course was so equal that the keenest judges could not discern any vantage.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Now, comrade, I take no flight shot, and I give you the vantage of watching my shaft.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
