aisle
aisle [aisle aisles] BrE [aɪl] NAmE [aɪl] noun
a passage between rows of seats in a church, theatre, train, etc, or between rows of shelves in a supermarket
•an aisle seat (= in a plane)
•Coffee and tea are in the next aisle.
compare ↑gangway
more at rolling in the aisles at ↑roll v.
Idiom: ↑go down the aisle
Word Origin:
late Middle English ele, ile, from Old French ele, from Latin ala ‘wing’. The spelling change in the 17th cent. was due to confusion with isle and influenced by French aile ‘wing’.
Example Bank:
•She looked radiant as she walked down the aisle on her father's arm.
•She managed to get an aisle seat.
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