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astride definition

astride (ə strīd′)

adverb

  1. with a leg on either side; astraddle
  2. with legs far apart

Etymology: a- + stride

  1. with a leg on either side of (a horse, etc.)
  2. lying on both sides of a town astride the river
  3. extending over or across

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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