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Astride the neck of land between the Bay of Pollença and the even more expansive Bay of Alcúdia stands the ancient walled town of Alcúdia, first inhabited by the Phoenicians in the eighth century b.c.
Bermuda sits astride the main whale migration route, and because the motherland and other colonies demanded (and paid well for) the oil, the local population went into the whaling business.
A mere six months ago, Big Tobacco stood astride the American political scene, the colossus of evil.
Alternative names for this maneuver are bridging or foot and backing . Piles of stones ( cairns or stonemen ) are built on peaks and along cols (a saddle or pass ). A `sharp rock ridge' is an arete , sometimes only passable by going a chaval [ à cheval ], that is, `sitting astride the top as on a horse.
The classical design, by Jacob van Campen gives some indication of the confidence of the city in the Golden Age — a statue of Atlas carrying the world on his shoulders sits astride the rear of the building, and in the sumptuous interior, only the best materials were used.