windpipe

American  

[wind-pahyp] / ˈwɪndˌpaɪp /

noun

1. the trachea of an air-breathing vertebrate.

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windpipe British  

/ ˈwɪndˌpaɪp /

noun

1. a nontechnical name for trachea

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Etymology

Origin of windpipe

First recorded in 1520–30; wind ¹ + pipe ¹

Example Sentences

Li, who suffers from a genetic degenerative condition that progressively weakens muscles, relies on a ventilator permanently connected to his windpipe to breathe, but grows celery with the help of his 62-year-old mother.

From Barron's

The mother of two has idiopathic laryngotracheal stenosis, a rare condition that affects one in 500,000 women and causes abnormal narrowing of the voice box and windpipe.

From BBC

The stress starts even before the first cut, with intubation - the insertion of a breathing tube into the windpipe.

From BBC

At two months old, he had his first major surgery, a tracheostomy - a hole in his windpipe to give him an alternative airway for breathing.

From BBC

Eventually, at three months, he was diagnosed with tracheomalacia, a condition where the walls of a child’s windpipe collapse.

From BBC

Related Words

• esophagus
• larynx