straddling Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb sit or stand astride of
    straddle.
  2. verb range or extend over; occupy a certain area
    range; straddle.
    • The plants straddle the entire state
  3. verb be noncommittal
    straddle.

WordNet

Strad"dling adjective
Definitions
  1. Applied to spokes when they are arranged alternately in two circles in the hub. See Straddle, v. i., and Straddle, v. t., 3. Knight.

Webster 1913