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View synonyms for astride

astride

[ uh-strahyd ]

preposition

  1. with a leg on each side of; straddling:

    She sat astride the horse.

  2. on both sides of:

    Budapest lies astride the river.

  3. in a dominant position within:

    Napoleon stands astride the early 19th century like a giant.



adverb

  1. in a posture of striding or straddling; with legs apart or on either side of something.

astride

/ əˈstraɪd /

adjective

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


preposition

  1. with a leg on either side of
  2. with a part on both sides of

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Word History and Origins

Origin of astride1

First recorded in 1655–65; a- 1 + stride

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Example Sentences

Lane rose, but then he motioned to the chute, where the other cowboys were sitting astride the fences.

Director Ridley Scott, however, must have found the image of Cameron Diaz astride a gleaming sports car too good not to show.

Still worse to imagine that we'd be doing all this while rolling around town on a Schwinn, rather than astride our majestic steed.

It was as though Idol, once a goliath astride the entertainment stage, was suddenly, just a television show.

The same ginger-haired model served Caravaggio for his Amor Vincit Omnia, where Cupid stands astride an unmade bed.

Matt lost not an instant in dropping the club, getting astride the Comet, and starting.

And when finally somebody turned on the lights, Jeff Weedham was on the floor, two cops astride him.

"Now I know why you wear that hideous divided habit and ride astride," said Gwynne as they started.

Unaided, the 6th Gurkhas got well astride the ridge, but had to fall back owing to the lack of his support.

Two gladiators armed with pillows sit astride a spar and try to knock each other off.

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