airway

[ air-wey ]
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noun
  1. an air route equipped with emergency landing fields, beacon lights, radio beams, etc.

  2. a passageway by which air passes from the nose or mouth to the air sacs of the lungs.

  1. Medicine/Medical. a tubelike device used to maintain adequate, unobstructed respiration, as during general anesthesia.

  2. any passage in a mine used for purposes of ventilation; an air course.

  3. airways,

    • the band of frequencies, taken collectively, used by radio broadcasting stations: The news was sent out over the airways immediately.

Origin of airway

1
First recorded in 1905–10; air1 + way1

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airway

/ (ˈɛəˌweɪ) /


noun
  1. an air route, esp one that is fully equipped with emergency landing fields, navigational aids, etc

  2. a passage for ventilation, esp in a mine

  1. a passage down which air travels from the nose or mouth to the lungs

  2. med a tubelike device inserted via the throat to keep open the airway of an unconscious patient

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