- a walkway between or along blocks or rows of seats in a theater, classroom, airplane, etc.: We were glad to get seats next to the aisle for that flight.
- Architecture.
- a longitudinal division of an interior area, such as in a church, separated from the main area by an arcade or the like.
- any of the longitudinal divisions of a church or similarly shaped building.
- the divide or division between two political factions or parties: The Democrat reached across the aisle to form a bipartisan coalition.Her proposal was criticized by folks on both sides of the aisle.
- rolling (def. 10).
- to get married: Fewer couples are walking down the aisle these days.
- a passageway separating seating areas in a theatre, church, etc; gangway
- a lateral division in a church flanking the nave or chancel
- (of an audience) overcome with laughter
