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A passage for ventilation between thermal insulation and roof boards.

airway

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(DOD, NATO) A control area or portion thereof established in the form of a corridor marked with radio navigational aids.

A control area, or a portion thereof, established in the form of a corridor (ICAO). An airway is equipped with radio navigation aids. It is a path through navigable airspace designated by the appropriate authority within which air traffic services are provided.



Some of the legends on airways for aeronautical charts.

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1. the passage by which air enters and leaves the lungs.
2. a mechanical device used for securing unobstructed respiration during general anesthesia or other occasions in which the patient is not ventilating or exchanging gases properly. Includes an endotracheal tube and a tracheostomy tube.

• artificial a. — endotracheal or tracheostomy tubes.
• a. obstruction — in the unanesthetized animal is usually caused by vomitus or laryngeal spasm due to foreign material in the larynx. In the nonintubated anesthetized animal, it is caused by caudal displacement of the tongue and epiglottis, accumulation of mucus, saliva and blood in the pharynx or laryngeal spasm resulting from that accumulation. In the intubated animal, faulty placement or functioning of the endotracheal tube or kinking of it can cause obstruction of the airway. The signs of obstruction are deep, asphyxial respirations, struggling and great agitation in the conscious animal. Deeply anesthetized animals simply show a decline in respiratory efficiency.
• a. reflexes — aid in the removal of secretions and foreign material. See also cough, sneeze.
• a. resistance — the resistance to airflow through the respiratory tree and any addition to the airway, such as the endotracheal tube and connectors in a closed circuit anesthetic machine.

n

1. a clear passageway for air into and out of the lungs. 2. a device for securing unobstructed respiration during general anesthesia or in states of unconsciousness.

For a list of words related to airway, see:

• Mining - airway: ventilating passage in mine
• Aviation and Aerodynamics - airway: specific route for air travel

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See words rhyming with "airway."

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - luftrute, luftkorridor

Nederlands (Dutch)
vliegroute, ventilatiekanaal, vliegtuigmaat- schappij, bepaalde frequentie

Français (French)
n. - voie aérienne, compagnie d'aviation, conduit d'air

Deutsch (German)
n. - Luftstraße, (anat.) Luftröhre, Lüftungsschacht

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αεροπορική εταιρία, αεροπορική γραμμή, αεραγωγός

Italiano (Italian)
via aerea

Português (Portuguese)
n. - via (f) aérea, rota (f) aérea

Русский (Russian)
летная дорожка

Español (Spanish)
n. - aerovía, ruta aérea, vía respiratoria, línea aérea, conducto de ventilación, canal de transmisión

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - luftväg, flygbolag

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
空中航线, 通风孔

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 空中航線, 通風孔

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 항공로, 통풍구, 방송 채널

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 空気の通りみち, 航空路, 航空会社, 定期航空路, 通風路

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خط جوي, شركه خطوط جويه, منفذ هواء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נתיב אוויר‬

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