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Commanding

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Adjective

1. commanding, dominating, overlooking

used of a height or viewpoint

Example Sentences:
'a commanding view of the ocean'
'looked up at the castle dominating the countryside'
'the balcony overlooking the ballroom'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Commanding

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adjective (usually prenominal)
1. 
being in command
2. 
having the air of authority
a commanding voice
3. 
(of a position, situation, etc) exerting control
4. 
(of a height, viewpoint, etc) overlooking; advantageous

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Commanding

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verb transitive, verb intransitive
1.  prp. of
command
adjective
2. 
having authority; controlling or dominating
3. 
impressive, esp. in a dignified or imperial way
4. 
controlling or dominating by position
a commanding hilltop
5. 
very large
a commanding lead

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Commanding

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adj.
1. Having command; controlling.
2. Dominating, as by magnitude or position: took a commanding lead at the polls; a commanding view of the ocean.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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