windpipe
windpipe · windpipes
трахея, дихальне горло
трахея, дыхательное горло
Luftröhre, Trachea
The tracheaThe trachea.
/ˈwɪndpaɪp/
» A grape went down my windpipe.
Meaning
4 sensesThe trachea.
Trachea, Luftröhre
трахе́яtraxéja, дыха́тельное го́рлоdyxátelʹnoje górlo
трахе́яtraxéja, диха́льне го́рлоdyxálʹne hórlo
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.
(UK, rare, slang)The anus.
More definitions
- membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
Examples
4 sentencesA grape went down my windpipe.
I had a feather stuck in my windpipe.
If you talk while eating, food may go down your windpipe instead of your esophagus.
The respirators required a doctor and several assistants to place a tube down a patient's windpipe.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Origin
From wind + pipe. First attested in the 1520s.From wind + pipe. First attested in the 1520s.
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Forms
plural: windpipesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi:trachea