astraddle

[ uh-strad-l ]

adverb

1. astride with one leg on each side of; astride:

   sitting astraddle a fence.

astraddle

/ əˈstrædəl /

adjective

1. postpositive with a leg on either side of something

preposition

1. astride

Word History and Origins

Origin of astraddle¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; a- ¹ + straddle

Example Sentences

Mayo had been riding the main boom astraddle, hitching himself toward the captain, to make him hear.

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McClellan's army being astraddle the Chickahominy, two courses of action were open to him when he was attacked.

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Standing astraddle on both seats, with the map close to the lamp, I greedily followed the course of the 'tief' southward.

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Astraddle on Tono-Bungay, he flashed athwart the empty heavens—like a comet—rather, like a stupendous rocket!

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Horse: Place the index and third fingers of the right hand astraddle the index-finger of the left.

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