Aisle

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aisle \Aisle\, n. [OF. ele, F. aile, wing, wing of a building,
     L. ala, contr. fr. axilla.] (Arch.)
        (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 have; -- 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.
            [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aisle
       n 1: a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
       2: passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or
          passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as
          in stores [syn: {gangway}]
       3: part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by
          rows of pillars or columns

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  37 Moby Thesaurus words for "aisle":
     access, alley, ambulatory, aperture, arcade, artery, avenue,
     channel, cloister, colonnade, communication, conduit, connection,
     corridor, covered way, defile, exit, ferry, ford, gallery, inlet,
     interchange, intersection, junction, lane, opening, outlet,
     overpass, pass, passage, passageway, portico, railroad tunnel,
     traject, trajet, tunnel, underpass