Thesaurus: a cheval
Astride; with a part on each side; -- used specif. in designating the position of an army with the wings separated by some line of demarcation, as a river or road. A position à cheval on a river is not one which a genera…
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- Astride; with a part on each side; -- used specif. in designating the position of an army with the wings separated by some line of demarcation, as a river or road. A position à cheval on a river is not one which a general willingly assumes. Swinton.
- Astride; with a part on each side; -- used specif. indesignating the position of an army with the wings separated by someline of demarcation, as a river or road.