"high ground" meaning in All languages combined

See high ground on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-high ground.ogg Forms: high grounds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} high ground (countable and uncountable, plural high grounds)
  1. (idiomatic, uncountable, usually with "the") A position of advantage or superiority in a conflict or competition. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable, usually, with-definite-article
    Sense id: en-high_ground-en-noun-cAht9hSp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see high, ground. Tags: countable, uncountable Hypernyms (ground): 1 Related terms: moral high ground
    Sense id: en-high_ground-en-noun-QR1f9EYx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67 Disambiguation of 'ground': 0 100

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