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
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