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VANTAGE POINT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A place from which something can be viewed

Example:

from that vantage point he could survey the whole valley

Synonyms:

vantage point; viewpoint

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("vantage point" is a kind of...):

vantage (place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective))

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 Context examples: 

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)