air passage
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3.5
- noun
- Specialized
:
conducto de aire
- Asthma can cause inflammation in the small air passages, making breathing difficult.
- block air passages
- clear his air passage
- opens the air passages
Examples
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If it's severe, the air passage gets blocked and he can choke.
Fiction book (1995) -
So that also would have air passages going through it.
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What could it do to my eyes and air passages?
Blog text (9) -
This instrument produces mostly overtones due to the restricted air passages.
Blog text (16) -
Therefore, the actual air passage is open and unobstructed, which allows air flow circulation and stops the actual snoring audio.
Blog text (24) -
Coughing is a means by which the body throws out or gets rid of substances that are irritating the air passages in their way.
Blog text (16) -
The main combustion air side of the dual air zone burner is divided into secondary and tertiary air passages.
Academic text (1999) -
The engineer designed the building to have multiple air passages for better ventilation and airflow.
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Inhaling steam can help soothe irritated air passages and relieve congestion.
Synonyms
155
2.7
An opening in clothing like the back of a jacket that lets air in
145
4.1
A tube that carries a liquid or gas from one place to another
115
2.5
A way for people or things to move through
13
2.8
A channel like a pipe that moves air to bring fresh air into buildings
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4.7
A vertical passage in a building or mine that lets air move through spaces
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4.8
A vertical passage that lets air move between floors in a building or mine
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4.5
A passage that brings fresh air into mines and tunnels
A vertical space in a building that lets fresh air move
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Morphology
The meaning 'a duct or channel for ventilation' is directly compositional from 'air' (gases) + 'passage' (a passageway or duct): it denotes a passage for air. This noun–noun compounding pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The noun air passage comes from a very literal picture: it is a passage where air moves, like a tunnel or pipe that lets 'airflow' go through a building or mine. That's why it means a route for 'ventilation', a channel to bring in or take out air.