WINDPIPE

trachea, windpipe

(noun) membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

windpipe (plural windpipes)

The trachea.

Any duct for air or other gas.

(rare) A section of road or bridleway which has a reputation for having strong crosswinds or localized wind swirls.

(rare, British, slang) The anus.

Source: Wiktionary


Wind"pipe`, n. (Anat.)

Definition: The passage for the breath from the larynx to the lungs; the trachea; the weasand. See Illust. under Lung.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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