astride
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astride
- /əˈstɹaɪ̯d/
- [əˈstɹ̝̊ʷaɪ̯d]
- [əˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷaɪ̯d]
Rhymes with -aɪd
Where it comes from
From a- + stride.
adverb
- With one’s legs on either side. The men ride their horses astride.
preposition
- 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.
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adv with one’s legs on either side
| Español | a horcajadas |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | にまたがって ni matagatte |
| Português | montado |
| Français | à califourchon |
| Deutsch | rittlings |
| Italiano | a cavalcioni |
| Русский | верхо́м verxóm |
| العربية | مُنْفَرِج اَلسَّاقَيْن munfarij as-sāqayn |
prep with one’s legs on either side of
| Português | montado em |
|---|---|
| Français | à califourchon sur |
| Deutsch | rittlings |
| Русский | верхо́м verxóm, на na |
| العربية | مُنْفَرِج اَلسَّاقَيْن munfarij as-sāqayn |
Talk about this word "astride." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/astride. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. astride. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/astride "astride." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/astride.Cite this
@misc{astride_2026,
title = {astride},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/astride},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
