Definitions for high ground
high ground

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1. high groundnoun

   a position of superiority over opponents or competitors

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1. high groundnoun

   A position of advantage or superiority in a conflict or competition.

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1. High ground

   High ground is an area of elevated terrain, which can be useful in combat. The military importance of the high ground has been recognized for over 2,000 years, citing early examples from China and other early-dynastic cultures who regularly engaged in territorial/power struggles. Later incorporated to be advantageous in architectural designs such as castles and fortresses which included towers and walls designed to provide structural advantages for positions of troops and weaponry which could be thrown or fired from above.

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1. high ground

   High ground refers to an elevated or strategically advantageous area or position, often used metaphorically in various contexts. In geography, it is a region that is higher than its surroundings and therefore, less prone to flooding. In military strategy, it refers to a position that gives tactical advantage such as a better view of surrounding areas or effective defense from attackers. In a debate or discussion, it refers to a superior moral or ethical stance.

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1. High ground

   High ground is a spot of elevated terrain which can be useful. Fighting from an elevated position is easier for a number of reasons. Soldiers will tire more quickly when fighting uphill, will move more slowly, and if fighting in formation will have little ability to see beyond the soldiers in front of them. Likewise, soldiers fighting on the hill won't get tired as quickly, will move faster, and will be able to see farther when in formation, aiding them in making smart tactical maneuvers. Furthermore, soldiers who are elevated above their enemies can get greater range out of low-speed projectiles like rocks and javelins. Likewise, rocks and javelins will have less range when thrown uphill. Very steep and/or rocky terrain, like mountain sides, can be an obstacle to tanks and armoured personnel carriers, or in the past to cavalry and war elephants. For example, in the Soviet war in Afghanistan, mujahideen guerrillas based themselves in the mountains of Afghanistan, thereby protecting themselves from the Soviet motorized divisions. This forced the Soviets to rely heavily on helicopters to conduct the war, but the United States gave the mujahideen FIM-92 Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, which, arguably, combined with the defense of the mountains, was able to win the war for the mujahideen. The high ground and anti-aircraft missiles made it possible for the mujahideen to use guerrilla warfare against the Soviets without being wiped out. High ground was also employed in the 1423 Battle of Horic in Bohemia, where Taborite soldiers took to high ground, forcing the Utraquist cavalry to dismount to attack them, and also rendering their cannons ineffective. Taborite soldiers were eventually able to make a downhill charge and wipe out the remaining Utraquists. Here again, high ground played a crucial role in the outcome of the battle.

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1. High groundadjective

   When you have an advantage.

   It's over Anakin! I have the high ground!

   Etymology: The word came from a memorable quote in "Star Wars:Revenge Of The Sith" when Obi-Wan says, It's over Anakin! I have the high ground!

   
   

   Submitted by OdieTheDog111 on October 18, 2022  

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of high ground in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of high ground in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of high ground in a Sentence

1. Mike Pence:

   Last December [ in fact, Jan. 2, 2019 ], China became the first nation to land on the far side of the moon, and revealed their ambition to seize the lunar strategic high ground and become the worlds pre-eminent spacefaring nation, and for more than seven years, without a viable human space launch program of our own, Russia has been charging the United States more than $80 million a seat every time an American astronaut travels to the International Space Station.

2. Pete Daly:

   The high ground for the U.S. Navy is to take this and evaluate it and learn from it, the propulsion system could be valuable in other applications. You've got to keep that door open to innovation.

3. Andrea Ramsey:

   In its rush to claim the high ground in our roiling national conversation about harassment, the Democratic Party has implemented a zero-tolerance standard, for me, that means a vindictive, terminated employee’s false allegations are enough for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) to decide not to support our promising campaign. We are in a national moment where rough justice stands in place of careful analysis, nuance and due process.

4. Jeanette Piniones Navales:

   I got nervous and immediately convinced my family to move( to) high ground to be safe.

5. Lance Gooden:

   President Trump never claimed the moral high ground and boasted about releasing White House visitor logs, and President Trump was consistently more transparent than President Biden who has n’t held a non-scripted press conference since President Trump took office, my letter points out the Left’s hypocrisy and underlines the need for mandated transparency from this president going forward, especially considering the amount of time Joe Biden spends at Joe Biden Delaware residence and Joe Biden family’s questionable business dealings.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=high ground
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/High_Ground
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Ground
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5. ^ Wikidata
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