windway

[wind-wey]

noun

1. a passage for air.

2. Music.,  flue.

Word History and Origins

Origin of windway¹

First recorded in 1870–75; wind ¹ + way ¹

Example Sentences

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service were called to Windway Lane, Llanbethery, near St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan at 04:30 GMT following the lightning strike and a man was given oxygen by firefighters after his home filled with smoke.

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