windpipe

ˈwɪnd.paɪp

Definition

Definition of windpipe - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medicaltube in the neck that carries air to the lungs

The doctor examined his windpipe for any signs of obstruction..

airway

trachea

ventilation

TECH.

duct for air or other gas

TECH.

The windpipe was clogged with dust.

airway

trachea

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duct for air or other gas

Origin of windpipe

Old English, wind (wind) + pipe (pipe)

Terms with windpipe included in their meaning

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went down the wrong way

exp.

swallowing mistake

enter windpipe instead of throat causing coughing or choking

gone down the wrong way

exp.

swallowing choking

enter the windpipe instead of the throat causing coughing

airway

human anatomy

the trachea or windpipe in the body

go down the wrong throat

swallowing mistake

to swallow food or drink into the windpipe by mistake

go down the wrong way

swallowing mistake

move into the windpipe instead of the food pipe causing coughing

strangling

suffocation

the act of suffocating by constricting the windpipe

Heimlich maneuver

emergency medicine

emergency procedure to dislodge objects from the windpipe

choking

suffocation

act of suffocating by constricting the windpipe

Examples of windpipe in a sentence

She felt a tickle in her windpipe.
The windpipe was essential for the ventilation system.
Engineers designed a new windpipe for the factory.

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French:trachée, canal d'air, ...
German:Luftröhre, ...
Italian:trachea, ...
Spanish:tráquea, conducto de aire, ...
Portuguese:traqueia, ...
Chinese:气管, 通气管, ...
Japanese:気管, 風管, ...
Arabic:قَصَبَة هَوَائِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:קְנֵה הַנְּשִׁימָה, קָנֶה, ...
Russian:трахея, воздуховод, ...
Ukrainian:дихальне горло, трахея, ...
Hindi:श्वासनली, विंडपाइप, ...
Bengali:শ্বাসনালী, বায়ুনালী, ...
Catalan:tràquea, conducte d'aire, ...
Czech:průdušnice, vzduchovod, ...
Danish:luftrør, ...
Dutch:luchtpijp, ...
Greek:τραχεία, σωλήνας αέρα, ...
Hungarian:légcső, légcsatorna, ...
Khmer:បំពង់ខ្យល់, បំពង់បញ្ជូនខ្យល់, ...
Korean:기관, 기도, ...
Persian:نای, لوله هوا, ...
Polish:tchawica, kanał wentylacyjny, ...
Portuguese (BR):traqueia, canal de ar, ...
Romanian:trahee, conductă de aer, ...
Swedish:luftstrupe, ...
Thai:หลอดลม, ...
Turkish:nefes borusu, soluk borusu, ...
Vietnamese:khí quản, ống dẫn khí, ...

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Definition of windpipe - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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Origin of windpipe

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Terms with windpipe included in their meaning

Examples of windpipe in a sentence

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