aisle

noun

YL/aɪ̯l/

Often confused with isle

7 meanings of aisle

1
nouncountable
A clear path that lets people walk between or through rows of seats.
Please keep your bags out of the aisle during the show.
On the train, a man pushed a snack cart along the aisle.
Similargangway, passage, passageway
2
nouncountable
A long path in a supermarket with shelves of things to buy on each side.
The rice is in aisle five, next to the pasta.
We walked up and down the aisles looking for birthday candles.
3
noun
The path a wedding party walks along at a wedding, or marriage itself.
Her father walked her down the aisle.
After ten years together, they are finally heading to the aisle.
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4
nounUS
In US politics, the imagined line between Republicans and Democrats.
Leaders from both sides of the aisle voted for the new law.
She likes working with people across the aisle.
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5
nouncountable
A seat next to the walkway on a plane, train, or bus.
I'd rather have an aisle than a window.
He asked for an aisle so he could get up easily.
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6
nouncountable
Any open path through a place that is otherwise blocked.
Keep an aisle clear through the boxes so we can reach the back door.
The farmer left an aisle between the rows of tall corn.
Similarpassage, path, gangway, corridor
7
nouncountable
A side part of a building, especially in a church, set apart from the main area by thick pillars.
The old church has a tall middle part with an aisle on each side.
Stone tombs line the walls of the south aisle.
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It comes from an old French word meaning "wing", which came from the Latin word āla.