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# vantage

noun (vantage – mostly in «vantage point»)

«vantage» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vantage/#m1)
2. (formal) Advantage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vantage/#m2)
3. (tennis, old UK) Advantage after deuce. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vantage/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vantage/#x1)
- The owl watched from a vantage point in the oak tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vantage/#x2)
- Let's find a good vantage point to watch the parade. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vantage/#x3)
- From her vantage at the window, she saw everything. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vantage/#x4)
- The spy chose a vantage point behind the wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vantage/#x5)
- We climbed the tower for the best vantage point. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vantage/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «vantage» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vantage/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«vantage» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/vantage.html) on Mova free.