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aisle

Pronunciation: /ʌɪl/
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Definition of aisle

noun

  • a passage between rows of seats in a building such as a church or theatre, an aircraft, or train:the musical had the audience dancing in the aisles
  • a passage between cabinets and shelves of goods in a supermarket or other building: I spend much of my time at the shops, wandering through the aisles
  • Architecture (in a church) a lower part parallel to the nave, choir, or transept, from which it is divided by pillars: the tiled roof over the south aisle

Phrases

lead someone up the aisle

get married to someone.

Derivatives

aisled

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English ele, ile, from Old French ele, from Latin ala 'wing'. The spelling change in the 17th century was due to confusion with isle and influenced by French aile 'wing'

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