Definition for ISLE, or ILE

ISLE, or ILE, n. [ile; Fr. isle or île, from It. isola, L. insula.]

  1. A tract of land surrounded by water, or a detached portion of land imbosomed in the ocean, in a lake or river. The isles shall wait for his law. Is. xlii.
  2. A passage in a church. [See Aisle.]

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