Ait
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /eɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ait is a noun meaning An island in a river, especially the River Thames in England.
Meaning
An island in a river, especially the River Thames in England.
More Meanings
- (Scotland) An oat.
Example Sentences
The ait where the osiers grew.
Let husky wheat the haughs adorn, An' aits set up their awnie horn,
Fog everywhere. Fog up the river, where it flows among green aits and meadows.
‘[H]e the said seigneur, in quality of Lord Paramount, is to all intents and purposes invested with the sole right and property of the river running through his fief, together with […] all the islands and aits within it.’
Word Forms
- aits
Synonyms for ait
Depending on context, synonyms include eyot.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include isle, islet, tia, mulier, key, sic.
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