windpipe

UK /ˈwɪndpaɪp/ US /ˈwɪndpaɪp/

noun 4

Definitions

noun

The trachea.

Any duct for air or other gas.

A section of road or bridleway which has a reputation for having strong crosswinds or localized wind swirls.

The anus.

ADJ.

cylindrical

VERB + WINDPIPE

go, stuck, went

PREP.

down, in

ADV.

instead

noun — membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhale

I had a feather stuck in my windpipe.

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The trachea, or windpipe, is a cylindrical tube extending from the lower part of the larynx to where it divides into the bronchi.

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A grape went down my windpipe.

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If you talk while eating, food may go down your windpipe instead of your esophagus.

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The respirators required a doctor and several assistants to place a tube down a patient's windpipe.

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i Register

In some senses, windpipe is marked as slang, rare, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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