Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The tube passing from the larynx to the division of the bronchi which conveys the air in respiration to and from the lungs. See
trachea , and cut undermouth .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) The passage for the breath from the larynx to the lungs; the trachea; the weasand. See
Illust. underlung .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
trachea . - noun Any
duct forair or othergas . - noun rare A section of road or bridleway which has a reputation for having strong crosswinds or localized wind swirls.
- noun rare, UK, slang The
anus .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
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Examples
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The windpipe is clogged by thick, sticky mucus resulting from toxins made by the bacteria.
Trivia Corner 2010
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Grasp the windpipe from the chest cavity, and pull the heart and lungs out toward the entrails on the ground.
Field & Stream 2008
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Grasp the windpipe from the chest cavity, and pull the heart and lungs out toward the entrails on the ground.
Field & Stream 2008
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Lemme tell you, scalding sausage in the windpipe is NOT a fun feeling.
Gooooood Morning achmanage 2005
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The windpipe is the musical organ, and it is often very curiously formed.
Rural Hours 1887
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He is pulling Zoe's leash and choking her - her windpipe is the size of a toothpick you dont pull her leash - does he not know that?
Archive 2009-02-01 Beth McC. 2009
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He is pulling Zoe's leash and choking her - her windpipe is the size of a toothpick you dont pull her leash - does he not know that?
Weekend Roundup... Beth McC. 2009
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I've always found that crushing her windpipe is a lot more effective.
Adventures in kissing. Ann Althouse 2009
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Typically, what people will do is actually make a little -- you see the little model here -- they make an incision in the neck and actually find the windpipe, which is right here.
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-- This is caused by an accumulation of material in the windpipe, which is coughed up in pieces of pipe-like substance, and which, if not removed, threatens suffocation.
Papers on Health John Kirk
bilby commented on the word windpipe
Simple and descriptive.
July 2, 2008