aisle
[ ahyl ]
/ aɪl /
noun
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
Architecture.
- a longitudinal division of an interior area, as in a church, separated from the main area by an arcade or the like.
- any of the longitudinal divisions of a church or the like.
Nearby words
Idioms
in the aisles, (of an audience) convulsed with laughter.
Origin of aisle
Related forms
aisled, adjectiveun·aisled, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for aisle
aisle
/ (aɪl) /
noun
a passageway separating seating areas in a theatre, church, etc; gangway
a lateral division in a church flanking the nave or chancel
rolling in the aisles informal (of an audience) overcome with laughter
Derived Forms
aisled, adjectiveaisleless, adjectiveWord Origin for aisle
C14 ele (later aile, aisle, through confusion with isle (island)), via Old French from Latin āla wing
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