ait

American  

[eyt] / eɪt /

Also eyot

noun

British Dialect.

1. a small island, especially a braid bar.

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ait British  

/ eɪt /

noun

1. dialect an islet, esp in a river

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Etymology

Origin of ait

First recorded before 900; Middle English eyt, Old English ȳgett, diminutive of ieg, īg “island,” cognate with Middle Low German ō, ōge, ou(we), Old High German ouwa, Old Norse ey; island

Example Sentences

Hallsmead Ait, a triangular island or an eyot in Berkshire and close to Shiplake Lock in Oxfordshire, is set to be auctioned next month if it is not sold before.

From BBC

The sources said the incidents took place in Ait Amira, near Agadir.

From Barron's

DNA evidence for Aomar Ait Khedache, 69, and Yunice Abbas, 71, placed them at the scene of the crime, and the two have admitted their involvement.

From BBC

After one of the defendants, Aomar Ait Khedache, 71, sitting metres from Kardashian in the courtroom expressed his regret, she turned to him and said she forgave him.

From BBC

The other suspects, including Ait Khedache’s son Harminy, have maintained their innocence.

From Los Angeles Times