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Synonyms for aisle

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ahyl
Phonetic Transcription : aɪl

Top 10 synonyms for aisle
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Définition of aisle

Origin :
  • late 14c., ele, "lateral division of a church (usually separated by a row of pillars), from Old French ele "wing (of a bird or an army), side of a ship" (12c., Modern French aile), from Latin ala, related to axilla "wing, upper arm, armpit; wing of an army," from PIE *aks- "axis" (see axis), via a suffixed form *aks-la-. The root meaning in "turning" connects it with axle and axis.
  • Confused 15c. with unrelated ile "island" (perhaps from notion of a "detached" part of a church), and so it took an -s- when isle did, c.1700; by 1750 it had acquired an a-, on the model of French cognate aile. The word also was confused with alley, which gave it the sense of "passage between rows of pews or seats" (1731), which was thence extended to railway cars, theaters, etc.
  • noun passageway dividing something
Example sentences :
  • Outside in the aisle stood a man with a silk hat in his hand.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • At this the young men, who now filled the aisle, raised a mighty booing.
  • Extract from : « The Burning Spear » by John Galsworthy
  • He took two steps down the aisle, and caught the little figure in his arms.
  • Extract from : « Stories of a Western Town » by Octave Thanet
  • Perhaps it was Uncle Larry She had smiled at all the time, across the aisle.
  • Extract from : « The Very Small Person » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
  • The first Sunday that She smiled at him across the aisle was the beginning.
  • Extract from : « The Very Small Person » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
  • He was standing in the aisle, and with him was Bailey Bangs.
  • Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Conversation across the aisle was brisk, and its subjects were many and varied.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • He closed the door and, smiling broadly, swung down the aisle.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Then she dropped her head, and walked down the aisle with a hurried step.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • Their owner was occupying a seat three removed down the aisle.
  • Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
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