ASTRIDE


Meaning of ASTRIDE in English

adv.

Function: preposition

Date: 1653

1 : on or above and with one leg on each side of < astride a horse>

2 : placed or lying on both sides of <towns lying astride a river>

3 : extending over or across : SPANNING , BRIDGING

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.