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Astride vs Meteorite - What's the difference?

astride | meteorite |

As an adverb astride

is with one’s legs on either side.

As a preposition astride

is with one’s legs on either side of.

As a noun meteorite is

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astride

English

Adverb

(-)
  • With one’s legs on either side.
    • The men ride their horses astride .

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • With one’s legs on either side of.
    • The boy sat astride his father’s knee.

    Synonyms

    * agee, astraddle

    Anagrams

    *

    meteorite

    English

    (wikipedia meteorite)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A metallic or stony object or body that is the remains of a meteor

    • Hyponyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * meteoritic * meteoritics * meteoriticist * micrometeorite * Gibeon meteorite * stony meteorite

    Related terms

    * achondrite * aerolite * chondrite * meteor * meteoroid * meteorology * siderite * siderolite

    See also

    * achondrite * aerolite * angrite * asteroid * aubrite * chassignite * chondrite * fireball * nakhlite * shergottite * ureilite

    External links

    * (wikipedia "meteorite") ----