vantage

«vantage» in Mova's school dictionary: A position that gives you a good view or an advantage: «a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (vantage – mostly in «vantage point»)

meaning for a pupil

1) A position that gives you a good view or an advantage: «a vantage point» is a high or good place to watch from. tree →

2) (formal) Advantage. tree →

3) (tennis, old UK) Advantage after deuce. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography fieldwork we choose a vantage point to draw a landscape. In stories a scout climbs to a vantage point to see the enemy coming; the Badger and the Mole spy on the weasels from a good vantage point. Phrases: «vantage point», «from this vantage».

examples

• From our vantage point on the hill we could see the whole town. tree →
• The owl watched from a vantage point in the oak tree. tree →
• Let's find a good vantage point to watch the parade. tree →
• From her vantage at the window, she saw everything. tree →
• The spy chose a vantage point behind the wall. tree →
• We climbed the tower for the best vantage point. tree →

note

Mostly used in «vantage point». Same root as «advantage». Uncountable in the formal sense.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «vantage» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.