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# airway

noun (an airway, airways)

«airway» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The passage that air travels through from the nose and mouth to the lungs (throat and windpipe). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/airway/#m1)
2. A route through the sky that planes regularly use. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/airway/#m2)
3. Airways: used in names of airlines (British Airways). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/airway/#m3)

### In the lessons

In first aid lessons, ABC or DRSABCD: check the Airway, Breathing and Circulation; to open the airway, tilt the head back and lift the chin; the recovery position keeps the airway clear. Choking happens when something blocks the airway. Asthma narrows the airways. Phrases: open the airway, blocked airway, clear airway.

### Examples

- Air goes through your airway to your lungs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/airway/#x1)
- In first aid, check that the airway is clear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/airway/#x2)
- Tilt the head back to open the airway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/airway/#x3)
- Food stuck in the airway makes a person choke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/airway/#x4)
- Asthma makes the airways narrow and tight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/airway/#x5)
- The recovery position keeps the airway open. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/airway/#x6)
- British Airways is an airline. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/airway/#x7)

### Note

One word: airway. Not the same as «airport». First aid order: Danger, Response, Send for help, Airway, Breathing, CPR, Defibrillator (DRSABCD in Australia/NZ); learn it from a real first-aid course.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «airway» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/airway/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«airway» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/airway.html) on Mova free.