airway

Plural: airways

Noun

• A route for aircraft or a passage for air.
• a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
• a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another
• the passages through which air enters and leaves the body
• a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
• The trachea.
• A flight path used by aeroplanes.
• A roadway used for ventilation.

Examples

• She opened a new airway on the board for a potential bingo.

Synonyms

air duct, air lane, air passage, airline, airline business, flight path, respiratory tract, skyway, trachea, windpipe