Definitions for aisle
aɪlaisle

Princeton's WordNet(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. aisle(noun)

   a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)

2. aisle, gangway(noun)

   passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores

3. aisle(noun)

   part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. aisle(Noun)

   A wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave proper by piers

   Etymology: aisle (Modern French aile) from ala.

2. aisle(Noun)

   A clear path through rows of seating.

   Etymology: aisle (Modern French aile) from ala.

3. aisle(Noun)

   A clear corridor in a supermarket with shelves on both sides containing goods for sale.

   Etymology: aisle (Modern French aile) from ala.

4. aisle(Noun)

   Any path through an otherwise obstructed space.

   Etymology: aisle (Modern French aile) from ala.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Aisle(noun)

   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

   Etymology: [OF. ele, F. aile, wing, wing of a building, L. ala, contr. fr. axilla.]

2. Aisle(noun)

   improperly used also for the have; -- as in the phrases, a church with three aisles, the middle aisle

   Etymology: [OF. ele, F. aile, wing, wing of a building, L. ala, contr. fr. axilla.]

3. Aisle(noun)

   also (perhaps from confusion with alley), a passage into which the pews of a church open

   Etymology: [OF. ele, F. aile, wing, wing of a building, L. ala, contr. fr. axilla.]

Freebase(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Aisle

   An aisle is, in general, a space for walking with rows of seats on both sides or with rows of seats on one side and a wall on the other. Aisles can be seen in airplanes, certain types of buildings, such as churches, cathedrals, synagogues, meeting halls, parliaments and legislatures, courtrooms, theatres, and in certain types of passenger vehicles. Aisles can also be seen in shops, warehouses, and factories, where rather than seats, they have shelving to either side. In warehouses and factories, aisles may consist of storage pallets, and in factories, aisles may separate work areas. In health clubs, exercise equipment is normally arranged in aisles. Aisles are distinguished from corridors, hallways, walkways, footpaths/pavements, trails, paths and "open areas".

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Aisle

   īl, n. any lateral division of any part of a church, whether of nave, choir, or transept. The word is often erroneously applied to the passage in a church between the pews or seats.—adj. Aisled, (īld), having aisles. [O. Fr. ele, aisle (Fr. aile)—L. axilla, ala, a wing.]

Anagrams for aisle »

1. Elias

2. saile

How to pronounce aisle?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of aisle in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of aisle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of aisle in a Sentence

1. Kelly Adams:

   What I hope comes from this -- on both sides of the aisle -- is a conversation on how we can make things better and how we can work together regardless of race or political affiliation to heal the state and the nation.

2. Mitch McConnell:

   I didn't expect that my colleagues across the aisle would make a partisan stand and try to block this straightforward sense of the Senate amendment, when it really just restates what most of us thought was a broad, bipartisan consensus about American leadership in the world.

3. Samantha Grant:

   My brother is out there acting like he’s the spokesman of the family, he is estranged from my dad because he sold my dad out to photographers from my uncle’s house and tried to get my fragile uncle to talk. He gave up my dad’s whereabouts. In other words, all those rumors out there started by my brother. He claimed he would walk Meg down the aisle. That’s more malarkey than I could even imagine to articulate.

4. Richard Aboulafia:

   Everyone who needs a single aisle, next generation jet already has ordered them, there are 11,000 on order. People have what they need.

5. Margaret McSweeney:

   Kids can be inspired to eat healthy when they are part of the meal and snack planning process, a trip to the local farmers market or produce aisle can be an adventure and connect them with the source of food.

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