airways

air·way   (âr'wā')    n.   A passageway or shaft in which air circulates, as in ventilating a mine. A covered, self-propelled passageway used for airline passenger and crew embarkation and debarkation at airport terminal gates. See air lane. See airline. See air lane. See airline.

Main Entry: air·way
Pronunciation: -"wA
Function: noun
: a passageway for air into or out of the lungs; specifically : a device passedinto 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)

airway air·way (âr'wā')
n.

1. Any of the various parts of the respiratory tract through which air passes during breathing.

2. A device used to gain an unobstructed route to convey air into and out of the lungs during general anesthesia or when the respiratory passage is blocked.