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2 definitions found 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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