Aisle Common

Aisle has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)

"The explorers huddled together to shield themselves from the wind as they crawled through the dark, damp aisle of the collapsing tunnel."

aisle

passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores

"She carefully navigated the narrow aisle between the rows of bookshelves to find a copy of her favorite novel."

aisle gangway

part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns

"The ancient stone aisle ran parallel to the main nave, separated only by a row of towering Romanesque columns."

aisle

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

"During the cathedral service, the organist signaled to the choir standing in the narrow aisle between the stone piers."