1
: a passage for a current of air (as in a mine or to the lungs)
2
: a designated route along which airplanes fly from airport to airport
especially
: such a route equipped with navigational aids
3
: airline
4
: a channel of a designated radio frequency for broadcasting or other radio communication
Examples of airway in a Sentence
a patient with a partially blocked airway
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Nena Farrell, Wired News, 1 Aug. 2025
Those measures would establish an Applied Sciences Pathway program, let schools keep airway clearance devices, and allow more counties to regulate roadside vending and solicitation.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Vomiting: Vomiting is often a side effect of different conscious medications, and can cause problems with ensuring the airway remains open.
—Pamela Assid, Verywell Health, 21 July 2025
Turns out Kinloch doesn't need to spend his campaign dough hyping his candidacy on local airways.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 21 July 2025
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“Airway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airway. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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airway
noun
air·way
-ˌwā 
: a passageway for air into or out of the lungs
specifically
: a device passed into 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) see upper airway
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