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aisle
/aɪ̯l/
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“An aisle seat.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does aisle mean?
noun
- A wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave proper by piers.
- A clear path/passage through rows of seating.
- A clear corridor in a supermarket with shelves on both sides containing goods for sale.
More meanings (4)
noun
- Any path through an otherwise obstructed space.
- Seat in public transport, such as a plane, train or bus, that's beside the aisle.
- An idiomatic divide between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party, who are said to be on two sides of the aisle.
- The path of a wedding procession in a church or other venue; (by extension, metonymic) marriage.
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/aɪ̯l/
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The Angel drew a deep breath and stood gazing first at one side, then at another, then far down the cathedral aisle.
After a little pause, he tiptoed noiselessly up the side aisle toward the end of the church--toward the light above the gallery.
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She undid it, freed her thin shoulders, and saw herself a bride in low-necked satin, walking down an aisle with Lucius Harney.
As he went, Carrie came out, and, seeing an immense basket of flowers being hurried down the aisle toward her, she waited.
The girls wandered down a long pineland aisle that seemed to lead right out into the heart of a deep-red, overflowing winter sunset.