noun

windpipe

windpipe, trachea

Food went down his windpipe.

Food went down his windpipe.

((a/the/sb.'s)) windpipe Food went down his windpipe.

Synonyms: trachea

A compound of 'wind' (air, breath) and 'pipe' (a tube), literally 'the pipe for breath'.

Visualize a pipe in your throat that the 'wind' (air) you breathe travels through.

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