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Astride

//əˈstɹaɪd// adv, prep

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    With one’s legs on either side. not-comparable

    "The men ride their horses astride."

Adverb
  1. 1
    with one leg on each side wordnet
  2. 2
    with the legs stretched far apart wordnet
Preposition
  1. 1
    With one’s legs on either side of.

    "The boy sat astride his father’s knee."

  2. 2
    Extending across (something).

    "Chʻung-ming, an island astride the mouth of the Yangtze, had been captured against quite stiff opposition from the Chinese River Defense Force and was being developed into an advance naval and air base."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From a- + stride.

Etymology 2

From a- + stride.

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