Synonyms of airway

airway

noun

as in artery

Synonyms & Similar Words

• artery
• passageway
• roadway
• street
• highway
• road
• thoroughfare
• bypass
• freeway
• boulevard
• expressway
• route
• turnpike
• approach
• path
• pike
• avenue
• doorway
• pass
• routeway
• door
• row
• passage
• gate
• portal
• lane
• drive
• high road
• hatch
• gateway
• waterway
• watercourse
• way
• channel
• laneway
• trail
• walkway
• bypath
• byway
• track
• gat
• walk
• trace
• bikeway
• cycleway

Examples of airway in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mucus is a gel-like layer of the airway that protects it from bacteria and other substances inhaled (breathed in).1 Healthy mucus consists of 95% water. —Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2024

An asthma attack occurs when a trigger causes changes in the airway that obstruct normal airflow and make breathing difficult.2 During an asthma attack, the muscles surrounding the airway constrict (tighten) or spasm, narrowing the airways. —Lindsay Curtis, Health, 9 Oct. 2024

These bacteria attach to the cilia -- the tiny, hair-like structures found on the surface of some cells --of the upper respiratory system that help clear mucous and other debris in the airway, and release toxins. —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2024

Iran responded by sending planeloads of food and allowing Qatar airways to fly over its land. —Allen Fromherz / Made By History, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024