English Explanatory Dictionary

aisle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave proper by piers.
  2. A clear path/passage through rows of seating.
  3. A clear corridor in a supermarket with shelves on both sides containing goods for sale.
  4. Any path through an otherwise obstructed space.
  5. Seat in public transport, such as a plane, train or bus, that's beside the aisle.
  6. An idiomatic divide between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party, who are said to be on two sides of the aisle.
  7. The path of a wedding procession in a church or other venue; (by extension, metonymic) marriage.

Pronunciation

īl /aɪ̯l/ En-us-aisle.ogg

Word forms

aisle aisles isle

Etymology

From Middle English ele, from Middle French aisle (“wing”) (Modern French aile), from Latin āla (whence English ala). Further from Latin axis (whence English axis, atelier). Via Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- cognate with English axle, Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn) (whence English axo-, axon).

Synonyms

aisle seat isle

Antonyms

window window seat

Derived words

aisled aisleless aisle seat aisle sitter aisleway cleanup on aisle cross aisle cross the aisle middle-aisle it reach across the aisle roll in the aisle roll in the aisles up the aisle walk down the aisle
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