airway








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.
    2. airwaves.
    3. airline(def 1c).

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

n.

  1. Any of the various parts of the respiratory tract through which air passes during breathing.
  2. A device used to gain an unobstructed route to convey air into and out of the lungs during general anesthesia or when the respiratory passage is blocked.
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