Dictionary entry details
• AIRWAY (noun)
Meaning:
A duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
air duct; air passage; airway
Hypernyms ("airway" is a kind of...):
duct (an enclosed conduit for a fluid)
Meronyms (parts of "airway"):
blowhole; vent; vent-hole; venthole (a hole for the escape of gas or air)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "airway"):
register (an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room)
breather; schnorchel; schnorkel; snorkel; snorkel breather (air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time)
upcast (air passage consisting of a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine)
ventilation shaft (a shaft in a building; serves as an air passage for ventilation)
Meaning:
A designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
air lane; skyway; airway; flight path
Hypernyms ("airway" is a kind of...):
itinerary; path; route (an established line of travel or access)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "airway"):
approach; approach path; glide path; glide slope (the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing)
holding pattern (the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land)
Meaning:
The passages through which air enters and leaves the body
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
respiratory tract; airway
Hypernyms ("airway" is a kind of...):
tract (a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "airway"):
lower respiratory tract (the bronchi and lungs)
upper respiratory tract (the nose and throat and trachea)
Holonyms ("airway" is a part of...):
respiratory system; systema respiratorium (the system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing)
Meaning:
A commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
airline business; airline; airway
Hypernyms ("airway" is a kind of...):
line (a commercial organization serving as a common carrier)
Meronyms (parts of "airway"):
fleet (group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership)
