Aisle

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun

English

Etymology

From Middle English ele < Old French ele < Latin āla; influenced by isle and French aile

Pronunciation

• IPA: WEAE /ˈaɪ.l̩/
• AHD: /īl/
• Image:Loudspeaker.png Audio (US)^{?, file}

Noun

1. a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
2. a passageway between seating areas, as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores
3. (architecture)

   (a) 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.

   (b) Improperly used also for the nave;—as in the phrases, a church with three aisles, the middle aisle.

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

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