Synonyms:
commanding, dominating, overlooking
Meaning: used of a height or viewpoint; "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom"
Usage examples
General, commanding First Army in France. 1915.
Lieutenant-colonel commanding 17th Lancers. 1903.
"John F. Pershing was a man of commanding presence.
He is paid for commanding, other men for obeying orders.
And they heard Myerst's voice, threatening, commanding in tone.
At the end his mind wandered, and he thought he was again commanding in battle, and his last words were.
He was a-horseback behaving as if the place belonged to him--and commanding all and sundry to fight the British.
They are exceptionally brave in commanding others to fight, but could not themselves meet the enemy and conquer."
"Gentlemen," said Andrea, commanding silence by his voice and manner; "I owe you the proofs and explanations of what I have said."
He had not seen this lonely man upon the tor and could not feel the thrill which his strange presence and his commanding attitude had given to me.