verb
- past participle of bestride; having straddled or stood over something with legs on either side
Usage: formal; literary
Examples
- The ancient statue had bestridden the harbor entrance for centuries.
- Having bestridden the fallen log, she helped others cross the stream.
- The colossus had bestridden the narrow world like a giant.
- The bridge had bestridden the river valley since Roman times.
- Once bestridden by the mighty fortress, the hill now lay bare.