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Airway has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)

"The rescue team drilled through the rock face to create a new airway for the miners trapped deep underground."

2

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

"The pilot adjusted his flight plan to stay on the southern airway due to turbulence over the northern corridor."

3

the passages through which air enters and leaves the body

"The doctor checked his patient's airway to ensure it was clear before administering anesthesia."

4

a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers

"The airline canceled several routes due to severe winter storms, leaving many travelers stranded at their destination."

5

The trachea.

"The paramedics rushed to clear his airway before he stopped breathing entirely."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
duct path tract line
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
register snorkel upcast ventilation shaft approach path holding pattern lower respiratory tract upper respiratory tract
Rhyming Words
way away sway tway byway beway howay noway alway ioway myway amway elway on way ordway dugway forway iceway rahway subway
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