airway

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airway

/ˈɛə.weɪ/ UK
/ˈɛɚ.weɪ/ US
/ɛɹ.weɪ/ US
/ˈeː.wæɪ/ Australia
/ˈeə.wæɪ/ New Zealand
/ˈiə.wæɪ/
/ˈeɹ.we/ Scotland
/ˈɜː(ɹ).weː/

Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)weɪ

noun airways

The trachea.
Similar: trachea, windpipe
in plural The trachea and bronchial tree. The burners on gas stoves release pollutants including nitrogen dioxide, a key element in smog that can irritate airways and may contribute to the development of asthma, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
A flight path used by aeroplanes. But British Airways Flight 112 made the trek in under five hours, setting a new record for the fastest subsonic commercial flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
A roadway used for ventilation.

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Closest in meaning: air duct, flight path, air lane, airline, air passage, airline business, trachea, bronchial, pulmonary, respiratory, breathing, air, tract, aerial, trackage, bronchus

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noun flight path used by aeroplanes

Español	aerovía, vía/ruta aérea/aeronáutica
日本語	航空路 kōkūro
中文	空中航線 /空中航线 kōngzhōng hángxiàn
Português	aerovia, rota aeronáutica
Français	route aérienne
Deutsch	Flugroute
Русский	возду́шная тра́сса vozdúšnaja trássa

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@misc{airway_2026,
  title = {airway},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/airway},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}