Definition of 'aisle'
Word forms: aisles
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.
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aisle in American English
noun
2.
a passageway between
sections of seats in rows
3.
a narrow passageway, as between rows of trees
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aisle in British English
noun
1.
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Derived forms
aisled adjective
aisleless (ˈaisleless)
adjective
Word origin
C14 ele (later aile, aisle, through confusion with isle (island)), via Old French from Latin āla wing
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architectural featuresQuick word challenge
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Which architectural feature am I?
a court in front of an early Christian or medieval church, esp one flanked by colonnades
Which architectural feature am I?
a member at the top of a wall, pier, or column that supports an arch, esp one that has a projecting moulding
Which architectural feature am I?
a moulding composed of a series of convex flutes and curves joined to form a decorative pattern, used esp as an edge to silver articles
Which architectural feature am I?
a concave curved surface between the wall and ceiling of a room
Which architectural feature am I?
a small convex moulding having a semicircular cross section
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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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