Strĭd, n.

n. [From stride.] A narrow passage (which appears as if it might be crossed at a stride), torn by a river through high precipitous banks, between which the water rushes with great violence and a stunning noise. [Prov. Eng.] Howitt. The pair hath reached that fearful chasm, How tempting to bestride; For lordly Wharf is there pent in, With rocks on either side. This striding-place is called the Strid— A name it took of yore: A thousand years hath it borne that name, And shall a thousand more. Wordsworth.