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Noun (4 meanings)

1. a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines).

air passage, air duct, airway

airway is a type of:
  • duct (noun) - an enclosed conduit for a fluid
types of airway:
  • register (noun) - an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room
  • snorkel, schnorkel, schnorchel, snorkel breather, breather (noun) - air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes
  • upcast (noun) - air passage consisting of a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine
  • ventilation shaft (noun) - a shaft in a building
parts of airway:

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

air lane, flight path, airway, skyway

airway is a type of:
types of airway:

3. the passages through which air enters and leaves the body.

respiratory tract, airway

airway is a type of:
  • tract (noun) - a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose
types of airway:
airway is a part of:

4. a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers.

airline, airline business, airway

airway is a type of:
  • line (noun) - a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
parts of airway:
  • fleet (noun) - group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
airway is derivationally related to:
  • airliner (noun) - a commercial airplane that carries passengers