Windpipe
1Windpipe — Wind pipe , n. (Anat.) The passage for the breath from the larynx to the lungs; the trachea; the weasand. See Illust. under {Lung}. [1913 Webster] …
2windpipe — (n.) trachea, 1520s, from WIND (Cf. wind) (n.1) in the breath sense + PIPE (Cf. pipe) (n.) …
3windpipe — ► NOUN ▪ the trachea …
4windpipe — [wind′pīp΄] n. TRACHEA (sense 1) …
5Windpipe — The windpipe, or larynx, is the portion of the respiratory (breathing) tract containing the vocal cords which produce vocal sounds. The windpipe, or larynx, is located between the pharynx and the trachea. It is a 2 inch long, tube shaped organ in …
6windpipe — UK [ˈwɪn(d)ˌpaɪp] / US noun [countable] Word forms windpipe : singular windpipe plural windpipes the tube in your body that carries air into your lungs from your nose or mouth …
7windpipe — [[t]wɪ̱ndpaɪp[/t]] windpipes N COUNT Your windpipe is the tube in your body that carries air into your lungs when you breathe. Syn: trachea …
8windpipe — noun Date: 1530 trachea 1 …
9windpipe — /wind puyp /, n. the trachea of an air breathing vertebrate. [1520 30; WIND1 + PIPE1] * * * …
10windpipe — noun a) The trachea. b) Any duct for air or other gas …
