strid

Pronunciation: /stɹɪd/

The English word “strid” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

A place where a chasm or gorge is narrow enough to be crossed.

Etymology

From Middle English stryd, a byform of stryde, stride. See stride (noun). The noun term comes from the appearance that the river may be crossable with a stride.

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