noun

airway

airway, air route

The paramedic cleared the patient's airway.

The paramedic cleared the patient's airway.

This is a major airway for international flights.

This is a major airway for international flights.

((an airway)) a passage for air The doctor checked the patient's airway.

Synonyms: windpipe, air route, flight path

A compound of 'air' and 'way'. Literally 'a way for air'.

Think of it as a 'way' for 'air' to travel, either into the lungs or for an aircraft in the sky.

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