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aisle

  [ahyl]
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–noun
1. a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
2. Architecture.
a. a longitudinal division of an interior area, as in a church, separated from the main area by an arcade or the like.
b. any of the longitudinal divisions of a church or the like.
—Idiom
3. in the aisles, (of an audience) convulsed with laughter.
Origin:
1350–1400; alter. (with ai < F aile wing) of earlier isle (with s from isle ), ile; r. ME ele < MF < L āla wing, c. axle. See ala

Related forms:
aisled, adjective
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aisle   (īl)   
n.  

  1. A part of a church divided laterally from the nave by a row of pillars or columns.

  2. A passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane.

  3. A passageway for inside traffic, as in a department store, warehouse, or supermarket.


[Alteration (influenced by isle and French aile, wing) of Middle English ele, from Old French, wing of a building, from Latin āla.]
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aisle

portion of a church or basilica that parallels or encircles the major sections of the structure, such as the nave, choir, or apse (aisles around the apse are usually called ambulatories). The aisle is often set off by columns or by an arcade.

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