Aisle Definition & Meaning | Bay Area Crosswords

About The Word Aisle

Learn about the word Aisle to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Aisle definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Aisle

Aisle Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Aisle? [n] passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores [n] part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns [n] a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods) Synonyms \| Synonyms for Aisle: gangway Related Terms \| Find terms related to 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 See Also \| area \| passage \| passageway Aisle In Webster's Dictionary \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.

Aisle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Aisle?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Aisle: gangway

See Also | area | passage | passageway

Aisle In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

Calomel ‐ a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a…
Unselfish ‐ not greedy [adj]…
Chains ‐ metal shackles; for…
Readmit ‐ admit again or anew; "After paying a penalty, the player was…
Worldly-minded ‐ marked by…
Au pair ‐ a young foreigner who lives with a family in return for doing…
Flower stalk ‐ erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground…
Bantoid ‐ relating to or designating languages that possess characteristics…
Unworried ‐ free of trouble and worry and care; "the carefree joys of childhood";…
Amanita muscaria ‐ poisonous (but rarely fatal) woodland fungus having a scarlet…