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astride

 adverb, preposition
     
a‧stride
1 with one leg on each side of something:
a photograph of my mother sitting astride a horse
2 on both sides of a river, road etc:
The ancient town of Bridgwater, astride the River Parrett, is an ideal touring centre.
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