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airway

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: airway

1
 n
the passages through which air enters and leaves the body
2
 n
a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: airway
1

n the passages through which air enters and leaves the body

Synonyms:
respiratory tract
Types:
lower respiratory tract
the bronchi and lungs
upper respiratory tract
the nose and throat and trachea
Type of:
tract
a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose

n a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)

Synonyms:
air duct, air passage
Types:
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an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room
breather, schnorchel, schnorkel, snorkel, snorkel breather
air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time
upcast
air passage consisting of a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine
ventilation shaft
a shaft in a building; serves as an air passage for ventilation
Type of:
duct
an enclosed conduit for a fluid
2

n a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers

Synonyms:
airline, airline business
Type of:
line
a commercial organization serving as a common carrier

n a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another

Synonyms:
air lane, flight path, skyway
Types:
approach, approach path, glide path, glide slope
the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
holding pattern
the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land
Type of:
itinerary, path, route
an established line of travel or access
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