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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Vantage \Van"tage\, v. t.
     To profit; to aid. [Obs.] --Spenser.
     [1913 Webster]

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.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. superior or more favorable situation or opportunity; gain;
        profit; advantage. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              O happy vantage of a kneeling knee!   --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Lawn Tennis) The first point after deuce.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: When the server wins this point, it is called vantage
           in; when the receiver, or striker out, wins, it is
           called vantage out.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Vantage \Van"tage\, v. t.
     To profit; to aid. [Obs.] --Spenser.

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 WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  vantage
       n 1: place or situation affording some advantage (especially a
            comprehensive view or commanding perspective)
       2: the quality of having a superior or more favorable position;
          "the experience gave him the advantage over me" [syn: advantage]
          [ant: disadvantage]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  vantage
     n.
     (lb en archaic) An advantage.
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete transitive) To profit; to aid.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  vantage
     n.
     (lb en archaic) An advantage.
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete transitive) To profit; to aid.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  vantage
     n.
     (lb en archaic) An advantage.
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete transitive) To profit; to aid.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  vantage
     n.
     (lb en archaic) An advantage.
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete transitive) To profit; to aid.

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Vantage /vˈantɪdʒ/
  الفضل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  vantage //ˈvæntɪd͡ʒ// //ˈvɑːntɪd͡ʒ// 
  превъзходство, предимство
  advantage

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  vantage /vˈantɪdʒ/ 
  výhoda

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  vantage /vˈantɪdʒ/
  Vorteil 
   see: vantages
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  vantage //ˈvæntɪd͡ʒ// //ˈvɑːntɪd͡ʒ// 
  näköalapaikka, tähystyspaikka
  place or position affording a good view; a vantage point

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  vantage /vˈantɪdʒ/
  nadmoćnost, povoljna okolnost, prednost

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  vantage /vˈantɪdʒ/
  1. elôny
  2. kedvezô alkalom
  3. fölény

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  vantage //ˈvæntɪd͡ʒ// //ˈvɑːntɪd͡ʒ// 
  kelebihan, keuntungan
  place or position affording a good view; a vantage point

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  vantage /vˈantɪdʒ/
  1. üstünlük
  2. (tenis) düsten sonra gelen puvan. avantaj vantage ground üstünlük sağlayan alan. coign of vantage iş veya gözleme elverişli yer veya saha.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈvæntədʒ/, /ˈvæntɪdʒ/

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) :   [ gazetteer2k-places ]

  Vantage, WA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Washington
     Population (2000):    70
     Housing Units (2000): 39
     Land area (2000):     0.318660 sq. miles (0.825326 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.318660 sq. miles (0.825326 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            74200
     Located within:       Washington (WA), FIPS 53
     Location:             46.946710 N, 119.991758 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Vantage, WA
      Vantage
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  38 Moby Thesaurus words for "vantage":
     advantage, allowance, ambit, angle, angle of vision, bailiwick,
     bulge, coign of vantage, constituency, deadwood, draw, drop, edge,
     flying start, footing, handicap, head start, inside track, jump,
     mental outlook, odds, orbit, outlook, point of view, running start,
     something extra, something in reserve, sphere of influence,
     stamping ground, standpoint, start, territory, turf, upper hand,
     vantage ground, vantage point, viewpoint, whip hand
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 优势,有利情况;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 优势,优越的地位

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