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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aisle \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
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
aisle
n 1: a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
2: passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or
passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as
in stores [syn: {gangway}]
3: part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by
rows of pillars or columns
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