- ˌhigh ˈground, the
- noun [singular]an advantage that you have in a situation or competition, especially because you have behaved more fairly or more honestly than your opponent
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High ground — is a spot of elevated terrain which can be useful in military tactics. 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 … Wikipedia
High ground (disambiguation) — High ground is a spot of elevated terrain which can be useful in military tactics.High ground may also refer to:* Moral high ground, an ethical analogy * The High Ground, a veterans memorial park located west of Neillsville, Wisconsin * The High… … Wikipedia
The High Ground — The Highground is a veterans memorial park located west of Neillsville, Wisconsin, USA. There are several memorials to wars including Vietnam, World War I, and World War II. There are special tributes for women and Native Americans.HistoryThe… … Wikipedia
high ground — noun A position of advantage or superiority in a conflict or competition. The trail passes along on high ground say a thousand feet above sea level. See Also: moral high ground … Wiktionary
high ground — noun Date: 1853 a position of advantage or superiority; especially an ethically superior position < took the moral high ground during the debate > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Moral high ground — The moral high ground, in ethical or political parlance, refers to the status of being respected for remaining moral, and adhering to and upholding a universally recognized standard of justice or goodness Parties seeking the moral high ground… … Wikipedia
Middle Ground (The Wire episode) — Infobox The Wire episode caption = episode name = Middle Ground episode no = 36 epigraph = We don t need to dream no more. Stringer Bell teleplay = George Pelecanos story = David Simon and George Pelecanos writer = director = Joe Chappelle guest… … Wikipedia
Middle Ground (The Wire) — Middle Ground The Wire episode Episode no. Season 3 Episode 11 … Wikipedia
Take the High Ground! — Infobox Film name = Take the High Ground! amg id = imdb id = producer = Dore Schary director = Richard Brooks writer = Millard Kaufman starring = Richard Widmark Karl Malden Elaine Stewart music = Dimitri Tiomkin cinematography = John Alton… … Wikipedia
moral high ground — noun A position or point of view which is ethically superior or more reputable, in comparison to others which are under consideration. Her legitimacy (as the leader of the party that won the 1990 general election), integrity and stoic acceptance… … Wiktionary
Take the High Ground — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Sprung auf, marsch, marsch! Originaltitel: Take the High Ground! Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1953 Länge: 100 Minuten Originalsprache … Deutsch Wikipedia
