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astride en · ADP

Pronunciation

• [əˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷaɪ̯d]
• [əˈstɹ̝̊ʷaɪ̯d]
• (Southern-England) audio
• /əˈstɹaɪ̯d/
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English stride English astride From a- + stride.

Meanings

1. With one’s legs on either side of.
   • The boy sat astride his father’s knee.
2. Extending across (something).
   • 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. 1960 November, “New electric multiple-units for British Railways: Glasgow Suburban”, in Trains Illustrated, page 660:
   • 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. 1937, Michael Calvert, “Shanghai”, in Jon E. Lewis, editor, The Giant Book of Battles, London: Magpie Books, published 2006, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 129:

Synonyms

agee · astraddle

Translations (16)

tl pabisaklat (with one’s legs on either side of) · sv gränsle över (with one’s legs on either side of) · oc d’escambarlons (with one’s legs on either side of) · pt montado em (with one’s legs on either side of) · fi kahareisin (with one’s legs on either side of) · km ច្រកគាវ (with one’s legs on either side of) · ru верхо́м (with one’s legs on either side of) · sv grensle över (with one’s legs on either side of) · gl a cabalo de (with one’s legs on either side of) · ru на (with one’s legs on either side of) · tl bisaklat (with one’s legs on either side of) · tl nakabisaklat (with one’s legs on either side of) · oc d’escambarletas (with one’s legs on either side of) · ar مُنْفَرِج اَلسَّاقَيْن (with one’s legs on either side of) · fr à califourchon sur (with one’s legs on either side of) · de rittlings (with one’s legs on either side of)

astride en · ADV

Pronunciation

• [əˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷaɪ̯d]
• [əˈstɹ̝̊ʷaɪ̯d]
• (Southern-England) audio
• /əˈstɹaɪ̯d/
• (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English stride English astride From a- + stride.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) With one’s legs on either side.
   • The men ride their horses astride.

Translations (27)

de rittlings (with one’s legs on either side) · fr à califourchon (with one’s legs on either side) · bg с разкрачени крака (with one’s legs on either side) · bg яхнал (with one’s legs on either side) · tl bisaklat (with one’s legs on either side) · tl nakabisaklat (with one’s legs on either side) · mi tūhāngai (with one’s legs on either side) · nl wijdbeens (with one’s legs on either side) · fi hajareisin (with one’s legs on either side) · ja にまたがって (with one’s legs on either side) · is klofvega (with one’s legs on either side) · pt montado (with one’s legs on either side) · ru верхо́м (with one’s legs on either side) · gl a cabalo (with one’s legs on either side) · sv gränsle (with one’s legs on either side) · es a horcajadas (with one’s legs on either side) · tl pabisaklat (with one’s legs on either side) · it a cavalcioni (with one’s legs on either side) · nl schrijlings (with one’s legs on either side) · th คร่อม (with one’s legs on either side) · sv grensle (with one’s legs on either side) · zh 橫跨兩側 /横跨两侧 (with one’s legs on either side) · da overskrævs (with one’s legs on either side) · zh 跨騎 /跨骑 (with one’s legs on either side) · ga gabhalscartha (with one’s legs on either side) · mi hāngai (with one’s legs on either side) · ar مُنْفَرِج اَلسَّاقَيْن (with one’s legs on either side)