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a·stride

astride

 
 
pronunciation:
straId
parts of speech:
preposition, adjective & adverb
part of speech: preposition
definition: over or upon and with a leg on each side of.
They saw two people riding astride donkeys into the canyon.
 
part of speech: adjective & adverb
definition: with a leg on each side.
He climbed up and sat astride.