Windpipe
['wɪn(d)paɪp]
Definition
(n.) The passage for the breath from the larynx to the lungs; the trachea; the weasand. See Illust. under Lung.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Trachea, weasand, throttle, throat.
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Examples
- The dog growled again; and licking his lips, eyed Oliver as if he were anxious to attach himself to his windpipe without delay. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- So quickly did Tarzan of the Apes drag back his prey that Kulonga's cry of alarm was throttled in his windpipe. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The pirate's hissing, Die, cursed thern, was half choked in his windpipe by my clutching fingers. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
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