Adjective
of Straddle
Applied to spokes when they are arranged alternately in two circles in the hub. See Straddle, v. i., and Straddle, v. t., 3.
Source: Webster's dictionaryActually, it’s Marianne’s straddling of the roles of artist and companion that allows Heloïse’s personality to envelop Marianne’s thoughts—she is not a still life, but rather a complicated woman whose plight ultimately becomes sympathetic to the painter. Source: Internet
After the frame was properly attached to the hull it was slowly jacked up on four legs straddling the wreck site to pull the ship off the seabed. Source: Internet
Although Luxembourg City is not particularly large, its layout is complex, as the city is set on several levels, straddling hills and dropping into the two gorges. Source: Internet
As a result of the change, ZIP Codes in Maryland beginning with 200 were changed to new ZIP Codes beginning with 207, 208 or 209, depending on their location, and ZIP Codes straddling the D.C.-Maryland line were split. Source: Internet
Am Adasa had been under the militants’ control since 2014, when Islamic State proclaimed its caliphate straddling Syria and Iraq. Source: Internet
Discovery and observations Discovery image of Adrastea, taken on July 8, 1979, by Voyager 2. Adrastea is the fainter dot, in the very middle, straddling the line of the Jovian rings. Source: Internet