AISLE

aisle, gangway

(noun) passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores

aisle

(noun) part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns

aisle

(noun) a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

aisle (plural aisles)

A wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave proper by piers.

A clear path through rows of seating.

A clear corridor in a supermarket with shelves on both sides containing goods for sale.

Any path through an otherwise obstructed space.

(transport) Seat in public transport, such as a plane, train or bus, that's beside the aisle.

(US, politics) An idiomatic divide between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party, who are said to be on two sides of the aisle.

Synonyms

• (path senses): isle

• (seat beside an aisle): aisle seat

Antonyms

• (seat on the aisle side): window, window seat

Anagrams

• Alesi, ELISA, Elias, eLISA, saile, slaie

Source: Wiktionary

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Aisle, n. Etym: [OF. ele, F. aile, wing, wing of a building, L. ala, contr. fr. axilla.] (Arch.) (a) A lateral division of a building, separated from the middle part, called the nave, by a row of columns or piers, which support the roof or an upper wall containing windows, called the clearstory wall. (b) Improperly used also for the have; -- as in the phrases, a church with three aisles, the middle aisle. (c) Also (perhaps from confusion with alley), a passage into which the pews of a church open.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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