To stride or step over something in the manner of a bee, or to stand astride with legs spread wide apart.
From 'bee' + 'stride,' combining the insect with a walking motion. This is a rare poetic or whimsical construction likely created by analogy with 'bestride' (to stand across).
This word shows how English lets you attach 'be-' to almost any verb to create vivid new meanings—'beestride' imagines something moving with the quick, purposeful steps of a bee buzzing from flower to flower.
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