A narrow passageway that provides a path for access and egress.

1 a passage between rows of seats, for example in a church, theatre, or plane, or between the shelves of a supermarketBreakfast cereals are in aisle three.Synonyms and related words Areas, struct [..]

late 14c., ele, "lateral division of a church (usually separated by a row of pillars), from Old French ele "wing (of a bird or an army), side of a ship" (12c., Modern French aile), from [..]

a pathway between rows of seats in a church, a cinema or theatre

The space left unoccupied between two parallel bookcases or shelf ranges, or at right angles to a bank of ranges, to allow library patrons and staff to access the stacks. Minimum aisle width is 36 inc [..]

In Church: Medium / Channel.

A walkway intended for audience movement through an exposition or exhibit.

The north and south wings of a church. Latin, ala (axilla, ascella), through the French, aile, a wing. In German the nave of a church is schiff, and the aisle flügel (a wing). In some church documents [..]

An extension to the side of the nave or chancel separated off by an arcade. Sometime used for the passageways between the seating. See Alley.

side of a nave separated from the nave proper by a colonnade, by extension, a similar feature in the transept or choir.

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. Improperly used also for the have; as in the phrases, a church with three aisles, the middle aisle. Also (perhaps from confusion with alley), a passa [..]

  Corridor between the rows of seats on a plane.

An aisle is an area running along side a church's nave

A wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave proper by piers. *en|isle