'Straddling' definitions:

Definition of 'Straddling'

From: GCIDE
  • Straddling \Strad"dling\, a. Applied to spokes when they are arranged alternately in two circles in the hub. See Straddle, v. i., and Straddle, v. t., 3. --Knight. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Straddling'

From: GCIDE
  • Straddle \Strad"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Straddled; p. pr. & vb. n. Straddling.] [Freq. from the root of stride.]
  • 1. To part the legs wide; to stand or to walk with the legs far apart. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To stand with the ends staggered; -- said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub. [1913 Webster]

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