astride
Collocations
4ADJ.
main, over
VERB + ASTRIDE
carried, get, horses, ride, sat, sitting
ASTRIDE + NOUN
beam, father, passageway, s
PREP.
with
Definitions
adv
With one’s legs on either side.
The men ride their horses astride.
prep
With one’s legs on either side of.
The boy sat astride his father’s knee.
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.
The units have transverse seats, two and three astride the passageway with single or double longitudinal seats alongside the two entrance vestibules in each car.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adverb — with one leg on each side
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6The men ride their horses astride.
WiktionaryThe boy sat astride his father’s knee.
WiktionaryChʻung-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 bas
WiktionaryThe units have transverse seats, two and three astride the passageway with single or double longitudinal seats alongside the two entrance vestibules in each car.
WiktionaryGet yourself astride the balance beam.
Tatoeba · #320154He sat astride over the main door.
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