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aisles

aisle
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ahyl]
    • /aɪl/
    • /aɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahyl]
    • /aɪl/

Definitions of aisles word

  • noun aisles a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like. 1
  • noun aisles Architecture. a longitudinal division of an interior area, as in a church, separated from the main area by an arcade or the like. any of the longitudinal divisions of a church or the like. 1
  • idioms aisles in the aisles, (of an audience) convulsed with laughter. 1
  • noun aisles Plural form of aisle. 1
  • noun aisles plural of aisle. 0
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Origin of aisles

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; alteration (with ai < French aile wing) of earlier isle (with s from isle), ile; replacing Middle English ele < Middle French < Latin āla wing, cognate with axle. See ala

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Parts of speech for Aisles

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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aisles popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for aisles

noun aisles

  • arteries — Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
  • courses — a direction or route taken or to be taken.
  • ways — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
All 3 Synonyms of aisles

Top questions with aisles

  • how wide are airplane aisles?
  • what are aisles?

Related words

  • apteral

    (esp of a classical temple) not having columns at the sides

  • basilica

    A basilica is a church which is rectangular in shape and has a rounded end.

  • hall church

    a Romanesque church in which the side aisles are equally high as the nave, and which has no clerestory, making the space rather dark.

  • nave

    the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.

  • sawdust trail

    the road to conversion or rehabilitation, as for a sinner or criminal.

  • widebody

    a jet airliner having a fuselage wide enough to allow passenger seating to be divided by two aisles running from front to back.
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