airway

English

Etymology

air +‎ way

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)weɪ

Noun

airway (plural airways)

1. (anatomy) The trachea.
2. (aviation) A flight path used by aeroplanes.

Synonyms

• trachea
• windpipe

Derived terms

• esophago-airway
• lower airway
• purple airway
• upper airway
• Victor airway

 

Translations

trachea — see trachea

windpipe — see windpipe

flight path used by aeroplanes

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 空中航線／空中航线 (kōngzhōng hángxiàn)

• Esperanto: aervojo
• Finnish: lentoreitti (fi)
• French: route aérienne f
• Georgian: საჰაერო ხაზი (sahaero xazi), ავიახაზი (aviaxazi)
• German: Flugroute (de) f
• Irish: aerbhealach m
• Japanese: 航空路 (ja) (こうくうろ, kōkūro)
• Maori: ararangi
• Portuguese: aerovia (pt) f, rota aeronáutica f
• Russian: возду́шная тра́сса f (vozdúšnaja trássa)
• Spanish: aerovía (es) f