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aisle

noun
/aɪ̯l/UK

Etymology

From Middle English ele, from Middle French aisle (“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).

  1. derived from āla
  2. derived from aisle — “wing”
  3. inherited from ele

Definitions

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

    • In one of the aisles there was an elaborately carved confessional box and I recognised the village priest in his heavy mountain boots and black cassock as he entered it and drew the dark velvet curtains behind him.

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

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

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. Any path through an otherwise obstructed space.

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

      • Do you want to seat window or aisle?

    3. An idiomatic divide between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party, who are said…

      An idiomatic divide between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party, who are said to be on two sides of the aisle.

    4. The path of a wedding procession in a church or other venue

      The path of a wedding procession in a church or other venue; (by extension, metonymic) marriage.

      • You ask her if she loves you, she answers, "I do" / Your heart starts glowing inside / And then you will know she is just for you / While each step, draws you closer to the aisle

The neighborhood

  • antonymwindowantonym(s) of “seat on the aisle side”
  • antonymwindow seatantonym(s) of “seat on the aisle side”

Derived

aisled, aisleless, aisle seat, aisle sitter, aisleway, cleanup on aisle, cross aisle, cross the aisle, middle-aisle it, reach across the aisle, roll in the aisle, roll in the aisles, up the aisle, walk down the aisle

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at aisle. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at aisle. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at aisle

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA