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Definition of 'aisle'

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aisle

(aɪl )
Word forms: plural aisles
1. countable noun
An aisle is a long narrow gap that people can walk along between rows of seats in a public building such as a church or between rows of shelves in a supermarket.
He started down the centre aisle.
...the frozen food aisle.
Synonyms: passageway, path, lane, passage   More Synonyms of aisle
2. singular noun
The aisle is used in expressions such as walking down the aisle to refer to the activity of getting married.
He was in no hurry to walk down the aisle.
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aisle in British

(aɪl )
noun
1. 
a passageway separating seating areas in a theatre, church, etc; gangway
2. 
a lateral division in a church flanking the nave or chancel
3.  rolling in the aisles
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Derived forms
aisled
  adjective
aisleless (ˈaisleless)
  adjective
Word origin of 'aisle'
C14 ele (later aile, aisle, through confusion with isle (island)), via Old French from Latin āla wing
Word Frequency

aisle in American

(aɪl ; īl)
noun
1. 
a part of a church alongside the nave, choir, or transept, set off by a row of columns or piers
2. 
a passageway between sections of seats in rows
3. 
a narrow passageway, as between rows of trees
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Derived forms
aisled (aɪld ; īld)
  adjective
Word origin of 'aisle'
ME ile < OFr aile, wing, section of a building (see aileron); E -s- through confusion with isle

Example sentences containing 'aisle'

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But yesterday he walked down the aisle. The Sun (2017)You couldn't walk down the aisle of the buses because of cases of beer. Times, Sunday Times (2016)They walked up the aisle as a family this time in front of 180 guests. Times, Sunday Times (2016)Since then her fans have wondered when she'll be walking down the aisle in real life. Times, Sunday Times (2016)It's great news for Gwyneth if she is set to walk down the aisle for the second time. The Sun (2016)Suddenly a creature appeared in the center aisle. Christianity Today (2000) Narrow aisles appear to go on for miles. Times, Sunday Times (2012)Now all we must do is adapt this to the food aisles over here. Times, Sunday Times (2014)He asked her whether it was difficult to steer the trolley down the narrow aisle. Times, Sunday Times (2011)Are we really going to walk this aisle? Times, Sunday Times (2006)Have a look in the fruit and veg aisle. The Sun (2015)Be careful when you go shopping as there could be something lurking in the fruit and veg aisle. Times, Sunday Times (2014)You can't ask the bride to walk up the aisle again because you missed it. Times, Sunday Times (2011)There's something about that frozen foods aisle. The Sun (2011)Are you walking up the aisle this year, as the tabloids are all saying? Times, Sunday Times (2008)I find wandering the aisles a respite. Times, Sunday Times (2014)I can't linger around the biscuit aisle for very long. The Sun (2013)I must push the trolley myself, while my team scans the aisles with narrowed eyes. Times, Sunday Times (2008)One page is blank except for the enigmatic line: 'The aisles are but narrow. Times, Sunday Times (2008)But despite his best efforts, the hopeless and divorced romantic can't help himself and is heading off down the aisle again. The Sun (2013)

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Translations for 'aisle'

British English: aisle /aɪl/ NOUN
An aisle is a long narrow gap that people can walk along between rows of seats in a public building such as a church, or between rows of shelves in a supermarket.
...the frozen food aisle.
  • American English: aisle
  • Arabic: مـَمْشى
  • Brazilian Portuguese: corredor
  • Chinese: 走道
  • Croatian: prolaz
  • Czech: ulička mezi sedadly
  • Danish: midtergang
  • Dutch: gangpad
  • European Spanish: pasillo avión
  • Finnish: käytävä penkkirivien välinen
  • French: couloir
  • German: Gang
  • Greek: διάδρομος
  • Italian: corridoio
  • Japanese: 通路
  • Korean: 통로
  • Norwegian: midtgang
  • Polish: przejście nawa
  • European Portuguese: coxia
  • Romanian: culoar
  • Russian: проход
  • Spanish: pasillo
  • Swedish: gång
  • Thai: ทางเดินระหว่างที่นั่ง
  • Turkish: koridor
  • Ukrainian: прохід
  • Vietnamese: lối đi ở giữa

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Nearby words of 'aisle'

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