aisle

Meanings

Plural: aisles

Noun

• a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
• passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores
• part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns
• A wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave proper by piers.
• A clear path through rows of seating.
• A clear corridor in a supermarket with shelves on both sides containing goods for sale.
• Any path through an otherwise obstructed space.
• Seat in public transport, such as a plane, train or bus, that's beside the aisle.
• An idiomatic divide between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party, who are said to be on two sides of the aisle.
• The path of a wedding procession in a church or other venue; (by extension, metonymic) marriage.

Synonyms

aisle seat, gangway, isle

Antonyms

window, window seat