aisle
NounUS[ahyl]/aɪl/1–2 syllablesalso [ahy-uhl] /ˈaɪəl/
Synonyms:
gangway
Open English WordNet
Noun (3)aisles
- a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)Type of passage
- passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in storesSynonyms: gangwayType of passageway
- part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columnsType of area
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Aisle (…), noun
Origin: OF. ele, F. aile, wing, wing of a building, L. ala, contr. fr. axilla.
Architecture (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.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54