English dictionary

windpipe

/'w/I/nd,p/aI/p/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi

noun.body

Synonyms trachea

Source: WordNet 3.0
The passage for the breath from the larynx to the lungs; the trachea; the weasand. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Lung</u>.

noun

Source: webster1913