vantage

noun

van·​tage ˈvan-tij How to pronounce vantage (audio)
1
: a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view
2
: superiority in a contest
3
4
archaic : benefit, gain
Phrases
to the vantage
obsolete : in addition

Examples of vantage in a Sentence

the vantage had all been ours for the first half of the contest
Recent Examples on the Web Either vantage offers a real eagle’s eye view of autumn: the valley floor’s carpet of red and yellow maples and birches set against the red-roofed majesty of the Omni Mount Washington Resort, one of the last survivors of the age of White Mountain grand hotels. Patricia Harris and David Lyon, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023 Maybe someone was filming it from a vantage Bea couldn’t see and this was part of a school project. Hazlitt, 30 Aug. 2023 The third floor will be a rental Airbnb that includes a patio with a southern vantage of seats in Progressive Field. Marc Bona, cleveland, 28 Aug. 2023 And because movies offer a visual immediacy and narrative immersion that books don’t, they are expected to be sweeping if not omniscient in their narrative scope, to reach for a comprehensive, even definitive vantage. Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023 The wheelhouse sits at the top of the yacht to provide the captain with the best vantage, while a sun lounge forward sports another pool in which guests can soak in the water (and the vistas). Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 May 2023 You may be surprised by how the view looks from a more objective vantage. Sevier Crespo, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2023 To do this, the X-AR measures an area utilizing the antenna at various vantages while a user transverses the room. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2023 Writing about children and teen-agers from their vantage is full of hazards. Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023 See More

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French vantage, avantage — more at advantage entry 1

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4

Time Traveler
The first known use of vantage was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Vantage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vantage. Accessed 22 Sep. 2023.

Kids Definition

vantage

noun
van·​tage ˈvant-ij How to pronounce vantage (audio)
: a position giving advantage or a wide view

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