aisle.

1. A passage between rows of seats, shelves, or other arranged objects.

2. A long section of a church beside the nave, usually separated from it by columns.

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Words that belong together

• center aisle
• supermarket aisle

On the page

He waited until the center aisle cleared before standing.

Usage notes

Primary category: architecture / spatial description. Forms: Singular aisle; plural aisles. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: setting, description. Commonness: common.