Object

• equator: The Galapagos Islands straddle the equator 600 miles west of Ecuador.

• border: The large Acer site straddles the border between the two old counties.

• frontier: It straddles a language frontier - where French meets Flemish, where south meets north.

• globe: The dragon of Nature straddles the globe of the Earth.

Adjective modifier

• short: Short straddles represent the opposite prediction that a stock price will not change.

Modifies a noun

• carrier: A container belonging to the defendant shipowners exploded whilst on the terminal and destroyed a straddle carrier and terminal tug and trailer.

• loader: Hence the boat can be lifted within the framework of the straddle loader.

• entry: Download Tick Sheet as pdf Seal 2 Demonstrate the ability to: Perform a straddle entry from the poolside.

• jump: If shallow water substitute straddle jump or step entry.

• boundary: In some dioceses, particularly those which straddle county boundaries, there may be more than one archeological advisor.

• posture: The open hip angle and straddle posture supports the lumbar curve without a backrest.

Modifying Another Word

• now: A new development now straddles the Jutland Street basin.

• also: They also straddle the suffrage question, leaving it to the states.

• not: When guarding the thrower, the marker may not straddle the pivot foot of the thrower.

• successfully: The book successfully straddles the boundary that separates a text book from a history book.

Adjective complement

• more: Also, some of the techniques straddle more than one category.