ASTRIDE Definition & Meaning

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astride

[ uh-strahyd ]

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preposition

with a leg on each side of; straddling:
She sat astride the horse.
on both sides of:
Budapest lies astride the river.
in a dominant position within:
Napoleon stands astride the early 19th century like a giant.

adverb

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

astride

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adjective

with a leg on either side
with the legs far apart

preposition

with a leg on either side of
with a part on both sides of

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Origin of astride¹

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

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Is he a latter-day Churchill standing astride the tides of history, ready to push back Vladimir Putin on one side and Trump on the other?

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The show began with Beyoncé astride a white horse sauntering down a hallway in NRG’s bowels as she sang “16 Carriages,” her ballad about a youth spent on the road chasing showbiz dreams.

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Sitting tall astride Nelson, his favorite chestnut horse, General George Washington had watched thousands of dejected British soldiers slowly trudge by.

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