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Definition of astride preposition from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

astride

preposition

/əˈstraɪd/

/əˈstraɪd/

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with one leg on each side of something
- to sit astride a horse/bike/chair
- (figurative) a town astride the river
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