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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Vantage \Van"tage\ (v[.a]n"t[asl]j; 48), n. [Aphetic form of OE.
avantage, fr. F. avantage. See Advantage.]
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1. superior or more favorable situation or opportunity; gain;
profit; advantage. [R.]
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O happy vantage of a kneeling knee! --Shak.
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2. (Lawn Tennis) The first point after deuce.
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Note: When the server wins this point, it is called vantage
in; when the receiver, or striker out, wins, it is
called vantage out.
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To have at vantage, to have the advantage of; to be in a
more favorable condition than. ``He had them at vantage,
being tired and harassed with a long march.'' --Bacon.
Vantage ground, superiority of state or place; the place or
condition which gives one an advantage over another. ``The
vantage ground of truth. --Bacon.
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It is these things that give him his actual
standing, and it is from this vantage ground that he
looks around him. --I. Taylor.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Vantage \Van"tage\ (v[.a]n"t[asl]j; 48), n. [Aphetic form of OE.
avantage, fr. F. avantage. See Advantage.]
1. superior or more favorable situation or opportunity; gain;
profit; advantage. [R.]
O happy vantage of a kneeling knee! --Shak.
2. (Lawn Tennis) The first point after deuce.
Note: When the server wins this point, it is called vantage
in; when the receiver, or striker out, wins, it is
called vantage out.
To have at vantage, to have the advantage of; to be in a
more favorable condition than. ``He had them at vantage,
being tired and harassed with a long march.'' --Bacon.
Vantage ground, superiority of state or place; the place or
condition which gives one an advantage over another. ``The
vantage ground of truth. --Bacon.
It is these things that give him his actual
standing, and it is from this vantage ground that he
looks around him. --I. Taylor.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
vantage ground /vˈantɪdʒ ɡɹˈaʊnd/
günstige Stellung [mil.]
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
有利地位,有利形式
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