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passageway
English
Etymology
passage +? way
Noun
passageway (plural passageways)
- A covered walkway, between rooms or buildings.
- 1994, Stephen Fry, The Hippopotamus Chapter 2
- The door of the twins' room opposite was open; a twenty-watt night-light threw a weak yellow glow into the passageway. David could hear the twins breathing in time with each other.
- 1994, Stephen Fry, The Hippopotamus Chapter 2
- Any way for passing in, out or through something.
Translations
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aisle
English
Alternative forms
- isle (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French aisle (“wing”) (Modern French aile), from Latin ?la.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) enPR: ?l, IPA(key): /a??l/
- Rhymes: -a?l
- Homophones: I'll, isle
Noun
aisle (plural aisles)
- A wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave proper by piers.
- A clear path through rows of seating.
- A clear corridor in a supermarket with shelves on both sides containing goods for sale.
- Any path through an otherwise obstructed space.
- (transport) Seat in public transport, such as a plane, train or bus, that's beside the aisle.
- Do you want to seat window or aisle?
- (US, politics) An idiomatic divide between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party, who are said to be on two sides of the aisle.
Synonyms
- (path senses): isle
- (seat beside an aisle): aisle seat
Antonyms
- (seat on the aisle side): window, window seat
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- Alesi, ELISA, Elias, eLISA, saile, slaie
French
Noun
aisle f (plural aisles)
- Obsolete form of aile.
Irish
Etymology 1
Noun
aisle f (genitive singular aisle, nominative plural aislí)
- Alternative form of aisling (“vision; vision poem”)
Etymology 2
Noun
aisle f
- inflection of aisil (“part, piece, joint”):
- genitive singular
- plural
Etymology 3
Noun
aisle f
- inflection of aiseal (“axle”):
- genitive singular
- plural
Mutation
Further reading
- "aisle" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Middle French
Alternative forms
- aesle, æsle
Etymology
From Old French aile, from Latin ala with the addition of an unetymological s
Noun
aisle f (plural aisles)
- wing (anatomical structure of flying animals)
Descendants
- English: aisle
- French: aile
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