Definition of ait in English:

ait

(also eyot)

noun eɪt

British

in place names A small island in a river.
Raven's Ait
Example sentencesExamples
- Samuel Lewis's map of 1784 shows the inn in the centre of the Ait.
- Aits are typically formed by the deposition of sediment in the water, which accumulates over a period of time.
- The Ait is 30 miles from the mouth of the Thames yet is still tidal.
- This is Benns Ait with Hampton Ferry in the foreground.
- Isleworth Ait lies offshore from Heron's place and is one of the longest covering 10 acres.

Origin

Old English iggath, īgeth, based on īeg 'island' + a diminutive suffix.

Rhymes

abate, ablate, aerate, await, backdate, bait, bate, berate, castrate, collate, conflate, crate, create, cremate, date, deflate, dictate, dilate, distraite, donate, downstate, eight, elate, equate, estate, fate, fête, fixate, freight, frustrate, gait, gate, gestate, gradate, grate, great, gyrate, hate, hydrate, inflate, innate, interrelate, interstate, irate, Kate, Kuwait, lactate, late, locate, lustrate, mandate, mate, migrate, misdate, misstate, mistranslate, mutate, narrate, negate, notate, orate, ornate, Pate, placate, plate, prate, prorate, prostrate, pulsate, pupate, quadrate, rate, rotate, sate, sedate, serrate, short weight, skate, slate, spate, spectate, spruit, stagnate, state, straight, strait, Tate, tête-à-tête, Thwaite, translate, translocate, transmigrate, truncate, underrate, understate, underweight, update, uprate, upstate, up-to-date, vacate, vibrate, wait, weight

单词	ait
释义	Definition of ait in English: ait (also eyot) noun eɪt British in place names A small island in a river. Raven's Ait Example sentencesExamples Samuel Lewis's map of 1784 shows the inn in the centre of the Ait. Aits are typically formed by the deposition of sediment in the water, which accumulates over a period of time. The Ait is 30 miles from the mouth of the Thames yet is still tidal. This is Benns Ait with Hampton Ferry in the foreground. Isleworth Ait lies offshore from Heron's place and is one of the longest covering 10 acres. Origin Old English iggath, īgeth, based on īeg 'island' + a diminutive suffix. Rhymes abate, ablate, aerate, await, backdate, bait, bate, berate, castrate, collate, conflate, crate, create, cremate, date, deflate, dictate, dilate, distraite, donate, downstate, eight, elate, equate, estate, fate, fête, fixate, freight, frustrate, gait, gate, gestate, gradate, grate, great, gyrate, hate, hydrate, inflate, innate, interrelate, interstate, irate, Kate, Kuwait, lactate, late, locate, lustrate, mandate, mate, migrate, misdate, misstate, mistranslate, mutate, narrate, negate, notate, orate, ornate, Pate, placate, plate, prate, prorate, prostrate, pulsate, pupate, quadrate, rate, rotate, sate, sedate, serrate, short weight, skate, slate, spate, spectate, spruit, stagnate, state, straight, strait, Tate, tête-à-tête, Thwaite, translate, translocate, transmigrate, truncate, underrate, understate, underweight, update, uprate, upstate, up-to-date, vacate, vibrate, wait, weight
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