Corridor vs. Aisle — What's the Difference?

A long passage in a building from which doors lead into rooms

An aisle is, in general, a space for walking with rows of seats on both sides or with rows of seats on one side and a wall on the other. Aisles can be seen in airplanes, certain types of buildings, such as churches, cathedrals, synagogues, meeting halls, parliaments and legislatures, courtrooms, theatres, and in certain types of passenger vehicles.

A narrow hallway, passageway, or gallery, often with rooms or apartments opening onto it.

A passage between rows of seats in a building such as a church or theatre, an aircraft, or train

A tract of land designated or used for a specific purpose, as for railroad lines, highways, or pipelines.

A part of a church divided laterally from the nave, transept, or choir by a row of columns.

A route designated for a specific purpose

A passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane.

A route or tract of land used by migrating animals.

A passageway for inside traffic, as in a department store, warehouse, or supermarket.

A thickly populated strip of land connecting two or more urban areas

A wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave proper by piers.

A narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a building or in a railway carriage.

A clear path through rows of seating.

A restricted tract of land that allows passage between two places.

A clear corridor in a supermarket with shelves on both sides containing goods for sale.

The covered way lying round the whole compass of the fortifications of a place.

Any path through an otherwise obstructed space.

Airspace restricted for the passage of aircraft.

(transport) Seat in public transport, such as a plane, train or bus, that's beside the aisle.

A gallery or passageway leading to several apartments of a house.

An idiomatic divide between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party, who are said to be on two sides of the aisle.

The covered way lying round the whole compass of the fortifications of a place.

The path of a wedding procession in a church or other venue; marriage.

Any relatively narrow passageway or route, such as a strip of land through a foreign territory.

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.

A densely populated stretch of land; as, the Northeast corridor, extending from Richmond, Virginia into Maine.

A long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)

An enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

Passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores

Part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns