in geography, a sea-port town in Scotland, situated in 4° 40'. W. long. and 55° 30'. N. lat. at the the mouth of a river of the same name, which discharges itself into the frith of Clyde. Aire is the chief town of the county, and very ancient. About a mile north from the town, there is a lazaret-house, commonly called the King's chapel, which King Robert de Bruce set apart for the maintenance of lepers.

is also the name of two towns of France, the one situated in the province of Gaufcony, about sixty-five miles S. of Bordeaux; and the other in Artois, about thirty-five miles S. E. of Calais.