[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
          1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
gangway 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

37 moby thesaurus words for "aisle":
   access, alley, ambulatory, aperture, arcade, artery, avenue,
   channel, cloister, colonnade, communication, conduit, connection,
   corridor, covered way, defile, exit, ferry, ford, gallery, inlet,
   interchange, intersection, junction, lane, opening, outlet,
   overpass, pass, passage, passageway, portico, railroad tunnel,
   traject, trajet, tunnel, underpass

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