Meaning

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

    Seitenschiff

    приде́лpridél

    бокови́й нефbokovýj nef

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

  2. A clear path/passage through rows of seating.

    Gang

    прохо́дproxód

    прохідproxid

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

    Gang

    прохо́дproxód

    прохі́дproxíd

  4. Any path through an otherwise obstructed space.

    Gang, Durchgang

    прохо́дproxód, прое́здprojézd

    прохі́дproxíd

  5. Seat in public transport, such as a plane, train or bus, that's beside the aisle.

    Do you want to seat window or aisle?

  6. (US)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.

Examples

139 sentences
  1. I'd like an aisle seat, please.

    Місце біля проходу, будь ласка.

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  2. Could I sit on the aisle?

    ruМожно я сяду в проходе?

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  3. Tom sat in an aisle seat.

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  4. Tom wants to sit in an aisle seat.

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  5. Tom had an aisle seat on the airplane.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
wing of a building, notably in a church:
clear path through rows of seating:
corridor in a supermarket:
Русский
By meaning 3
wing of a building, notably in a church:
clear path through rows of seating:
any path through obstructed space:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
wing of a building, notably in a church:
clear path through rows of seating:
any path through obstructed space:

Origin

From Middle English ele, from Anglo-Norman ele (“wing”) (Modern French aile), from Latin ā

From Middle English ele, from Anglo-Norman ele (“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).

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Forms

plural: aisles
Singularaisle
Pluralaisles

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
obsolete spelling:isleB1
seat beside an aisle:aisle seat
Close in meaning
  • passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores:gangway

Antonyms

2 antonyms
seat on the aisle side:windowA1window seat

Word family

7 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • an aisle seat
  • an an aisle
  • aisle seat

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
aisle — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto