windpipe
NounSynonyms:
trachea
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchiSynonyms: tracheaType of cartilaginous tubePart of upper respiratory tract, neckParts epiglottis
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Wind′pipe′ noun
Anatomy The passage for the breath from the larynx to the lungs; the trachea; the weasand. See Illust. under Lung.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54