noun
windpipe
WIHND-pyp
noun
1
The tube that carries air from the throat to the lungs; the trachea.
"A piece of food became lodged in his windpipe."
How to Use Windpipe
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe everyday word for the trachea, the tube air travels through to reach the lungs.
Common mistake
Don't confuse the windpipe (for air, to the lungs) with the esophagus (for food, to the stomach).
Easily confused with
esophagus
Word Forms
windpipes plural
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Etymology
A transparent compound of wind (air) + pipe.