astride

(adverb, preposition)

adverb

1. with one leg on each side

- she sat astride the chair

Similar word(s): astraddle

2. with the legs stretched far apart

Sentences with astride as an adverb:

- The men ride their horses astride.

preposition

1. With one’s legs on either side of.

- The boy sat astride his father’s knee.