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airway

[ air-wey ]

noun

  1. an air route equipped with emergency landing fields, beacon lights, radio beams, etc.
  2. a passageway by which air passes from the nose or mouth to the air sacs of the lungs.
  3. Medicine/Medical. a tubelike device used to maintain adequate, unobstructed respiration, as during general anesthesia.
  4. any passage in a mine used for purposes of ventilation; an air course.
  5. airways,
    1. the band of frequencies, taken collectively, used by radio broadcasting stations:

      The news was sent out over the airways immediately.



airway

/ ˈɛəˌɱɪ /

noun

  1. an air route, esp one that is fully equipped with emergency landing fields, navigational aids, etc
  2. a passage for ventilation, esp in a mine
  3. a passage down which air travels from the nose or mouth to the lungs
  4. med a tubelike device inserted via the throat to keep open the airway of an unconscious patient
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of airway1

First recorded in 1905–10; air 1 + way 1

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