airway
Noun
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is a type of: duct - an enclosed conduit for a fluidsubtypes:
- 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
same as: air duct, air passage -
subtypes:
- 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
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is a type of: tract - a system of body parts that together serve some particular purposesubtypes:
- lower respiratory tract - the bronchi and lungs
- upper respiratory tract - the nose and throat and trachea
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 breathingsame as: respiratory tract -
is a type of: line - a commercial organization serving as a common carrierhas: fleet - group of aircraft operating together under the same ownershipsame as: airline, airline business
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