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单词 airways
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airway

noun

air·​way ˈer-ˌwā How to pronounce airway (audio)
1
: a passage for a current of air (as in a mine or to the lungs)
2
: a designated route along which airplanes fly from airport to airport
especially : such a route equipped with navigational aids
3
: airline
4
: a channel of a designated radio frequency for broadcasting or other radio communication

Example Sentences

a patient with a partially blocked airway
Recent Examples on the Web Immersion is having water splashed on your face, whereas with submersion, your entire airway is under the water surface. Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 14 July 2022 Perhaps the teratoma had prevented her airway from developing. Christopher Hartnick, STAT, 1 Sep. 2022 The deputy then instructs the paramedic to put the injured man on his back and to open his airway. Antonio Planas, NBC News, 29 Aug. 2022 These bases offer the ability to elevate your head to relieve pressure on your airway. Grace Wu, Good Housekeeping, 4 Aug. 2022 This chin-to-chest position can restrict their airway, causing suffocation. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 21 June 2022 But experts say that degree of incline can be dangerous if a child’s head slumps and blocks her airway. Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2022 But anyone who snores consistently should talk to their doctor about obstructive sleep apnea, which occurs when your throat muscles relax and block your airway, and requires medical treatment. Angela Haupt, Washington Post, 20 May 2022 Synowski’s cause of death was an obstruction of his airway and mechanical asphyxia, according to testimony. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

airway

noun

air·​way ˈer-ˌwā How to pronounce airway (audio)
1
: the passage through which air moves from the nose or mouth to the lungs in breathing
2
: a route along which airplanes regularly fly
3
: airline

Medical Definition

airway

noun

air·​way -ˌwā How to pronounce airway (audio)
: a passageway for air into or out of the lungs
specifically : a device passed into the trachea by way of the mouth or nose or through an incision to maintain a clear respiratory passageway (as during anesthesia, convulsions, or in obstructive laryngitis) see upper airway

airways

noun

plural of airway
as in arteries

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • arteries
  • highways
  • roadways
  • roads
  • passageways
  • streets
  • thoroughfares
  • routes
  • freeways
  • expressways
  • boulevards
  • turnpikes
  • bypasses
  • portals
  • pike
  • paths
  • avenues
  • waterways
  • routeways
  • passes
  • approaches
  • doorways
  • rows
  • doors
  • passages
  • lanes
  • pikes
  • gateways
  • gates
  • drives
  • high roads
  • hatches
  • watercourses
  • byways
  • channels
  • trails
  • ways
  • walkways
  • tracks
  • bypaths
  • laneways
  • gats
  • traces
  • walks
  • cycleways
  • bikeways
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