aisle

noun

/aɪl/

Idioms

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a passage between rows of seats in a church, theatre, train, etc., or between rows of shelves in a supermarket
- an aisle seat (= in a plane or train)
- Coffee and tea are in the next aisle.
- She looked radiant as she walked down the aisle on her father’s arm.
compare gangway
Wordfinder
- aisle
- buffet
- carriage
- connection
- locomotive
- luggage rack
- platform
- station
- track
- train
Topics Buildingsb2, Film and theatreb2, Transport by airb2, Transport by bus and trainb2, Shoppingb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Aisle is used before these nouns:
seat
Aisle is used after these nouns:
candy
grocery
supermarket
…
See full entry
Word Originlate Middle English ele, ile, from Old French ele, from Latin ala ‘wing’. The spelling change in the 17th cent. was due to confusion with isle and influenced by French aile ‘wing’.

Idioms

go/walk down the aisle

(informal) to get marriedTopics Life stagesc2

rolling in the aisles

(informal) laughing a lot
- She soon had us rolling in the aisles.

side of the fence

(North American English also side of the aisle)

used to refer to either of two opposite opinions on an issue
- The two countries are often on opposite sides of the fence when it comes to climate change.
- There are arguments on both sides of the aisle.
Extra Examples
- On the other side of the fence there is anger at the reforms.
- It is a proposal approved by people on both sides of the political fence.

单词	aisle
释义	aisle noun /aɪl/ /aɪl/ Idioms jump to other results a passage between rows of seats in a church, theatre, train, etc., or between rows of shelves in a supermarket an aisle seat (= in a plane or train) Coffee and tea are in the next aisle. She looked radiant as she walked down the aisle on her father’s arm. compare gangway Wordfinder aisle buffet carriage connection locomotive luggage rack platform station track train Topics Buildingsb2, Film and theatreb2, Transport by airb2, Transport by bus and trainb2, Shoppingb2 Oxford Collocations DictionaryAisle is used before these nouns: seat Aisle is used after these nouns: candy grocery supermarket … See full entry Word Originlate Middle English ele, ile, from Old French ele, from Latin ala ‘wing’. The spelling change in the 17th cent. was due to confusion with isle and influenced by French aile ‘wing’. Idioms go/walk down the aisle (informal) to get marriedTopics Life stagesc2 rolling in the aisles (informal) laughing a lot She soon had us rolling in the aisles. side of the fence (North American English also side of the aisle) used to refer to either of two opposite opinions on an issue The two countries are often on opposite sides of the fence when it comes to climate change. There are arguments on both sides of the aisle. Extra Examples On the other side of the fence there is anger at the reforms. It is a proposal approved by people on both sides of the political fence.
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